PARKER, Colo. -- Doctors in Parker used a controlled form of hypothermia to help save the life of a heart attack victim.

Kim Hertzfelt, 56, had a major heart attack at home two weeks ago.

His wife performed CPR until emergency crews arrived. Paramedics restored Hertzfelt's heart rhythm in the field and took him to Parker Hospital.

There, doctors used a new device called, "Arctic Sun".

It's a cooling device that initiates hypothermia to slow the body's functions, prevent organ failure, reduce the chances of brain damage and increase the chances of survival, according to hospital officials.

Hertzfelt had a severely blocked artery known as a "widow maker," which often leads to death.

Hertzfelt was the first Parker Hospital patient to receive the "Arctic Sun" treatment. It lasted 24 hours.

He received a stent as well as an implanted cardioverter defibrillator, which will shock the heart if Hertzfelt goes into arrest again.

Hertzfelt came out of sedation a week later. The hospital said he is doing amazingly well now.