A method and apparatus used to prevent brain death by use of rapid and safe cooling of the brain is disclosed. The cisterna magna is accessed through a patient's neck and cooled artificial cerebrospinal fluid (aCSF) is circulated about spaces within the brain and in a subarachnoid space surrounding the brain by entering the cisterna magna with an entry through the neck of the patient with a specially designed needle/cannula which allows the flow of cooled aCSF about the brain. aCSF exits from an opening in the skull where a temperature/pressure sensor is placed. Data is sent to a computer-controlled motorized system that pumps cooled aCSF to the needle/cannula placed in the cisterna magna. The pumping of aCSF is controlled to maintain a predetermined temperature and/or pressure of the exiting aCSF.

Methods and systems for providing distributed vibration therapy. The vibration device includes a plurality of vibration motors that are located along a grid. The vibration motors are embedded on a basal pad. A primary diffuser overlays the embedded the vibration motors. The device is portable and can be adaptable to a target body part.

The disclosure relates to techniques for treating infiltrative tumors using magnetocaloric substances. After tumor removal, a vector carrying a magnetocaloric substance is introduced into a target area in a patient's body. After a period of time, the vectors migrate to cancerous cells and surround the tumor with the magnetocaloric substance. The patient is then exposed to a pulsing magnetic field that is controlled to heat the magnetocaloric substance to a target temperature. The temperature is maintained for a target duration that is sufficient to kill the cancerous cells.

Treatment systems, methods, and apparatuses for improving the appearance of skin and other treatments are described. Aspects of the technology are directed to improving the appearance of skin by transcutaneously cooling and affecting nerve tissue so as to inhibit facial muscular contractions and thereby reduce dynamic wrinkling. A non-invasive nerve cooling device can be applied to the subject's head to attenuate nervous system signals to facial muscles.

A device for cooling locally, including a cooling member, a crystal having the capacity to cool via absorption of a near-infrared exciting light signal, an illuminating system intended to deliver an exciting light signal, the crystal having an elongate shape about a longitudinal axis between a near end and a far end and having a closed constant outside cross section and containing a central channel formed, from its far end, over at least some of its length, the cooling member including a rod embedded via a first end into the central channel of the crystal and including a protruding second end that forms a cooling finger.

A sleep mask is created comprising a sleep mask cover that can accommodate a weighted mask component and a thermal mask component. The sleep mask cover may include a fastening mechanism at the opening which may be removably engaged or disengaged to disable or enable, respectively, access to the opening for insertion of the weighted mask component and the thermal mask component. The weighted mask component may include a set of eye panels that are devoid of weight material to prevent unwanted pressure on a human user's eyes when the sleep mask is worn around the head of a human user. Further, the weighted mask component may include a pocket for insertion of the thermal mask component.

A method, including receiving diagnostic information, relating to a potential traumatic brain injury of a person; based on the received diagnostic information, determining a Glascow Coma Scale for the person; upon determining that the Glascow Coma Scale is above a threshold value, instructing use of a cooling system to manage a temperature of the person's head, wherein the cooling system includes: an insulated cap having one or more fluid conduits extending through the cap; a cooling control unit, a fluid line disposed between the cap and the cooling unit that tethers to cap and the cooling unit to one another; and one or more temperatures sensors configured to measure a temperature of the person's head.

Hypothermic treatment sacks are provided. A hypothermic treatment sack includes a top sheet that defines a first outer perimeter. The hypothermic treatment sack further includes a bottom sheet that defines a second outer perimeter. The first outer perimeter of the top sheet is removably coupled to the second outer perimeter of the bottom sheet such that a patient receiving cavity is defined between the top sheet and the bottom sheet. The top sheet and the bottom sheet include a weather resistant external layer, a heat reflective interior layer, and an insulation layer. The insulation layer is disposed between the external layer and the heat reflective interior layer.

The invention relates to a device for cooling an organ locally, that includes an elongate stem including a far end intended to make contact with an organ to be cooled and comprising including a cooling element having a cold finger, a crystal that has a capacity to cool via excitation at a set excitation wavelength, said crystal being positioned adjacent to said cooling element, an optical guide that is able to convey a light signal at said excitation wavelength and that opens onto said crystal, and an illuminating system including at least one light source, which light source is arranged to emit said light signal.

Please delete the current abstract and add the following new paragraph as the abstract. A head cooler improves sleep quality without overcooling the head of a sleeping person. A head cooler includes a main body, a pillow, and a connector. The main body sends out a liquid for circulation between the main body and the pillow through the connector. The main body includes a temperature adjuster that adjusts a temperature of the liquid, a pump that sends out the liquid toward the pillow, and a controller that controls the temperature adjuster and the pump to adjust a temperature of the pillow at a first target temperature of 22 to 24° C. until an elapsed time from start of cooling reaches a target time of 200 to 250 minutes.