ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,427,056, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to Advanced Cooling Therapy Inc. (Chicago).

"Devices, systems, and methods for temperature management" was invented by Erik Kulstad (Chicago).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present technology relates to systems and methods for managing core body temperature in a subject using, for example, an esophageal heat exchange device. In one aspect, the disclosure provides a method for reducing duration of a hospital stay in a subject undergoing core body temperature management."

The patent was filed on Dec. 9, 2020, under Application No. 17/116,164.

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