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Blood flow restricting headwear

a technology of blood flow and headwear, applied in the field of headwear, can solve the problems of limiting the efficient cooling of the scalp, the need to replace the headwear continuously, and the rapid reduction of the cooling effectiveness of the headwear, so as to induce hypothermic induced vasoconstriction

Active Publication Date: 2019-11-14
VENTURI MARK LOUIS
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However, this type of cooling headwear needs to be continuously replaced as its cooling effectiveness is quickly reduced as heat from the person's head warms up the headwear.
This type of scalp cooling headwear is known to have limited or no adjustability thereby limiting efficient cooling of the scalp.
This type of headwear is oftentimes unsatisfactory in that the headwear doesn't fit sufficiently tightly to the person's head during use with the result that the headwear does not fully restrict blood flow to the scalp or cool the person's scalp as efficiently as it should.

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[0017]Referring initially to FIGS. 1 to 3, a blood flow restricting apparatus 100 that attaches to a patient's head in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present teachings is shown. The blood flow restricting apparatus 100 can include one or more cooling pads 60A, 60B, 60C located anteriorly, laterally, and posteriorly of a patient's head that are capable of being selectively or simultaneously pressed against nutrient vessels that supply the scalp with blood. The nutrient vessels targeted by the blood flow restricting apparatus 100 of the present teachings provide the majority of the blood flow to the scalp and include the supratrochlear arteries 20, the supraorbital arteries 30, the temporal arteries 40, and the occipital arteries 50. As will be discussed in more detail below, one or more pumps 94 can be implemented to supply external pressure to force the one or more cooling pads 60A, 60B, 60C against the targeted pairs of arteries 20, 30, 40, 50 on either side of the p...

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A blood flow restricting apparatus is provided. The blood flow restricting apparatus can include a frame element configured to be securable to a user's head. At least one cooling pad can be operatively arranged with the adjustable frame element and configured to be arranged over a defined anatomic location including at least one of a pair of supratrochlear arteries, a pair of supraorbital arteries, a pair of temporal arteries, and a pair of occipital arteries of the user's head when the frame element is secured to the user's head. A pressurizing mechanism can be operatively arranged with the at least one cooling pad and capable of pressing the at least one cooling pad against the defined anatomic location to restrict blood flow to each of the targeted arteries while simultaneously cooling the defined anatomic location to induce hypothermic induced vasoconstriction.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present teachings relate to headwear for restricting arterial blood flow to a person's scalp to prevent hair loss resulting from agents in the blood such as those from chemotherapy treatment.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Headwear is known for removing heat from a person's scalp in order to prevent hair loss.[0003]One known type of scalp cooling headwear is a stand-alone device that is first cooled to a required temperature and then placed on the person's head. However, this type of cooling headwear needs to be continuously replaced as its cooling effectiveness is quickly reduced as heat from the person's head warms up the headwear. This type of scalp cooling headwear is known to have limited or no adjustability thereby limiting efficient cooling of the scalp.[0004]Another known type of scalp cooling headwear includes a cold fluid that is circulated through the headwear. This type of known headwear requires a source of cold fluid and a pump for pump...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A61F7/00
CPCA61F2007/0091A61F7/007A61F2007/0075A61F2007/0007A61F2007/0008A61F2007/0052A61F2007/0219A61F2007/0233A61F2007/0287
Inventor VENTURI, MARK LOUIS
Owner VENTURI MARK LOUIS
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