REVIEW OF HYPOTHERMIA DEVICES Richard Felten
Felten2 COOLING BLANKETS Surface cooling using circulating air or water Indicated for induced hyper- or hypothermia or localized temperature therapy
Felten3 COOLING SURFACES Circulating cooled air Indicated for cooling a patient as part of clinical treatment
Felten4 COLD PACK Intended to provide cold therapy to body surfaces
Felten5 EXTERNAL HEAT EXCHANGER Heat exchanger is intended to cool or warm blood Circulating pump transports blood from and to body System Controller regulates blood flow rate and monitors temperature of blood
Felten6 ENDOVASCULAR COOLING SYSTEMS Use in cardiac surgery patients to achieve and/or maintain normothermia during surgery and recovery/intensive care Use to induce, maintain and reverse mild hypothermia in neurosurgery patients in surgery and recovery/intensive care Use in fever reduction, as an adjunct to other antipyretic therapy, in patients with cerebral infarction and intracerebral hemorrhage who require access to the central venous circulation