Devices, systems and methods for controlling the temperature of all or part of the body of a human or animal subject.

A method for anesthetizing a human patient undergoing surgery and/or pain block procedure, the method comprising sterilizing the patient's skin including a target region, the target region including a surgical site including the patient's spine; inserting at least one cryo-needle into a first tissue region, the cryo-needle having a distal end configured to cool surrounding patient tissue, the first tissue region comprising soft tissue superficial to the one or more vertebra and on a first lateral side of the patients spine; cooling the distal end of the cryo-needle to cause cooling of surrounding patient tissue thus inhibiting one or more sensory nerves in the surrounding patient tissue; thereafter, performing spinal surgery on the patient's spine at the surgical site; and, thereafter, performing an erector spinae plane block to further inhibit nerves post-operatively in the target region.

A pump cassette is disclosed. The pump cassette includes a housing having at least one fluid inlet line and at least one fluid outlet line. The cassette also includes at least one reciprocating pressure displacement membrane pump within the housing. The pressure pump pumps a fluid from the fluid inlet line to the fluid outlet line. A hollow spike is also included on the housing as well as at least one metering pump. The metering pump is fluidly connected to the hollow spike on the housing and to a metering pump fluid line. The metering pump fluid line is fluidly connected to the fluid outlet line.

A system includes a heat exchange catheter line assembly configured to convey working fluid circulating to and from at least one heat exchange element on an intravascular heat exchange catheter. The system also includes a heat exchange system that itself includes a processor and is configured for fluidly communicating with the heat exchange catheter line assembly to exchange heat with the working fluid. A near filed communication (NFC) member associated with the heat exchange system and an NFC element associated with the heat exchange catheter line assembly are also included. The NFC member is configured to provide the processor with a signal representative of whether the NFC member detects the NFC element.

A medical, or fertility aid, or sensual device including: an outer cylindrical phallic shaped outer cover; a cylindrical phallic shaped liquid filled enclosed casing pocket; rechargeable vibrating/infrared/ultrasound core inserted into the outer cover, wherein the liquid filled pocket contains a ferrous metal disk which can be bent; and a sheath encasing the outer cover. One embodiment relates to a vibrating, and or infrared, and/or ultrasound, and heat emitting and self-hardening dildo fertility devise which offers a solution for women with endometrial or uterine caused infertility. It can also be used as an aid in re-habilitation for women recovering from trauma to the vagina due to radiation therapy in the treatment of cervical and uterine cancers.

There is provided a method for controlling the movement of bile and/or gall stones in the biliary duct. The method comprises gently constricting (i.e., without substantially hampering the blood circulation in the tissue wall) at least one portion of the tissue wall to influence the movement of bile and/or gallstones in the biliary duct, and stimulating the constricted wall portion to cause contraction of the wall portion to further influence the movement of bile and/or gallstones in the biliary duct. The method can be used for restricting or stopping the movement of bile and/or gallstones in the biliary duct, or for actively moving the fluid in the biliary duct, with a low risk of injuring the biliary duct.

A medical device for monitoring biological parameters through an Abreu Brain Thermal Tunnel (ABTT) is provided. By monitoring and analyzing the temperature of the ABTT, it is possible to diagnosis changes in a patient or subject under a variety of conditions, including predicting the course of medical conditions. Furthermore, since the ABTT is predictive, analysis of the ABTT may be used to control mechanisms for safety when an impending medical condition makes such operation hazardous.

A balloon catheter includes a catheter (1) and a balloon body (2) sleeved on the catheter (1). The balloon body (2) includes an inner layer balloon (21) and an outer layer balloon (22). The inner layer balloon (21) and the outer layer balloon (22) are both directly wrapped and fixed on the catheter (1). The inner layer balloon (21) is located inside the outer layer balloon (22). A medium channel (23) is formed between the inner layer balloon (21) and the outer layer balloon (22). An outer layer medium inlet hole (11) and a medium backflow hole (12) both in communication with the medium channel (23) are provided in the catheter (1). In the balloon catheter, the double-layer balloon body (2) is provided, so that a medium can flow in the medium channel (23) between the inner layer balloon (21) and the outer layer balloon (22), the medium flows into the medium channel (23) through the outer layer medium inlet hole (11), and then the medium in the medium channel (23) flows out through the medium backflow hole (12) to implement circulation. In this way, more medium can exchange heat on the inner surface of the outer layer balloon (22) and the flow rate distribution is relatively uniform, to increase the flowing quality of the medium on the surface of the balloon body, thereby improving the heat exchange efficiency.

Disclosed are: a system comprising a gas circulation device capable of circulating hyperthermic gas in the peritoneal cavity and a temperature control device; and a system comprising a drug spray device for effectively spraying a drug in the peritoneal cavity together with gas. The systems of the present invention are used as systems for hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy and can maximize the anticancer therapy effect by more effectively delivering a small amount of an anticancer drug to cancer cells while maintaining the temperature of gas in the peritoneal cavity at a predetermined temperature.

A catheter includes a first tubular portion provided with a first opening communicating with an interior of the first tubular portion; a second tubular portion passing through the first tubular portion, the second tubular portion having an extension extending from a leading end of the first tubular portion and provided with a second opening communicating with an interior of the second tubular portion; and a temperature sensor configured to measure temperature of a measuring unit placed in the extension of the second tubular portion, wherein the catheter is configured to collect fluid discharged from one of the first opening and the second opening from another one of the first opening and the second opening.