Critical Care Research
Critical Care Research, Inc. (CCR) was an American resuscitation research company located in Rancho Cucamonga, California.[1][2] Founded no later than 1999,[3] CCR was split off from 21st Century Medicine to focus on mitigating brain injury prior to cryoprotective perfusion.[4] This effort was led by Mike Darwin (the director of research as of 1999)[3] and Steve Harris, with other staff members including Joan O'Farrell and Sandra Russell.[4] As of 2022, Harris was the president and director of research at CCR.[5]
History
According to Ben Best, Darwin's most notable accomplishment at CCR was his role in developing methods to sustain dogs without neurological damage following 17 minutes of warm ischemia. Undisclosed conflicts with CCR management caused Darwin to leave CCR in 2001.[6]
As of 2003, CCR had experience developing drugs that reduce ischemic injury after cardiac arrest.[7]
CCR was developing a liquid ventilation system with Suspended Animation, Inc. They were creating a rugged, portable unit that could be used by first responders and others treating cryonics patients outside of a hospital environment.[8] Charles Platt had designed a prototype of a liquid ventilation device before taking it with him to CCR.[4]
CCR was shut down in 2022, and the building was sold.[4]
Sources
- ↑ Human Cryopreservation Stabilization Medications. Aschwin de Wolf. cryonicsarchive.org. January 30, 2007
- ↑ ResearchGate: Steven B. Harris
- ↑ 3,0 3,1 X-Message-Number: 12464. Mike Darwin. CryoNet. 28 September, 1999
- ↑ 4,0 4,1 4,2 4,3 Saul Kent’s Grand Obsession: A Personal Memoir. Charles Platt. biostasis.com. July 1, 2023
- ↑ Scientific Advisory Board. Life Extension 2022 #1 (page 7)
- ↑ A History of Cryonics. Ben Best. benbest.com
- ↑ Allocating Our Resources. Charles Platt. Cryonics 2003 #1 (page 9 of the file)
- ↑ Research. suspendedanimationlabs.com
External links
- Patents Assigned to Critical Care Research, Inc.. patents.justia.com