DELIVERING INNOVATIVE TREATMENT
The Science Behind HEATT
Heating the Body
Our perfusion circuit is a heart/ lung machine with a recirculating dialysate system, charcoal filtration, and pCO2/pH control using FDA-approved components to heat the body.
Temperature Regulation
Using our circuit, we use veno-venous perfusion to heat and tightly control blood temperature throughout the patient’s body.
HEATT Circuit Flow
Our perfusion circuit is a heart/ lung machine with a recirculating dialysate system, charcoal filtration, and pCO2/pH control using FDA-approved components to heat the body.
Optimal Temperature
Throughout the procedure, HEATT® is used to maintain the core body temperature at 42ºC, which is the optimal temperature for destroying cancerous cells.
WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM HEATT?
Our perfusion circuit is a heart/ lung machine with a recirculating dialysate system, charcoal filtration, and pCO2/pH control using FDA-approved components to heat the body.
ALL HEAT. NO CHEMICALS.
Verthermia® provides Hyperthermic Extracorporeal Applied Tumor Therapy (HEATT®) to patients with advanced tumors that are unresponsive to traditional cancer treatments. Our whole-body hyperthermia therapy (WBHT) is an innovative and alternative cancer treatment that works to destroy thermosensitive cancer cells and slow cancerous growth by heating the entire body through circulating heated blood. HEATT® can be effective as part of an integrated oncology treatment
plan.
HEATT Treatment Process
At Verthermia®, we work with local physicians to provide the best care possible with every patient’s safety and comfort in nmind. We understand how difficult this process can be for some people, and our team is dedicated to being supportive and informative every step of the way.
Administration
of Anesthesia
The patient is put munder general anesthesia to avoid discomfort throughout the procedure.
Blood is Heated
The blood is withdrawn then heated by a proprietary patented therapy (HEATT®) using FDA-approved devices in an external circuit. The heated blood is then returned within a large vein to the right heart.
Distribution of Heat
The right heart pumps the blood to the lungs, which act like a radiator to evenly distribute the heat then return blood to the left heart.
Patient Body is Heated
The left heart pumps the heated blood to the whole body including insulated and isolated areas (i.e. brain, bone marrow, mediastinum).
Detoxification of Blood
Using dialysis to restore and balance the body’s natural chemistry, the blood is then detoxified by a filter.
Distribution of Heat
The right heart pumps the blood to the lungs, which act like a radiator to evenly distribute the heat then return blood to the left heart.
“The treatment went great and I was able to go home and be with my family again. Since then, HEATT has kept my cancer stable and kept me off chemo for the past 7 months. So far, I feel wonderful.” (Whole Body Hyperthermia patient)
