Thermal management system and method for medical devices
First Claim
1. A medical device comprising:
- a housing comprising a handle, the handle defined at least partially by a horizontally elongated recess formed in an outer surface of the housing adjacent a top of the housing;
a power supply disposed within the housing;
a thermally conductive mounting clamp attached to the outer surface of the housing at a location remote from the handle recess;
a heat shield disposed within the housing adjacent to the power supply, the heat shield disposed against at least one interior surface of the handle; and
at least one fastener passing through at least one opening in the housing and in thermally conductive contact with the thermally conductive mounting clamp, wherein heat generated by the power supply is configured to dissipate from the power supply into the heat shield, the heat shield configured to conduct heat away from the handle into the at least one fastener, the heat passing from the at least one fastener into the thermally conductive mounting clamp.
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Abstract
A medical device includes a housing, a power supply, a thermally conductive mounting clamp, a heat shield, and at least one fastener. The housing includes a handle. The power supply is disposed within the housing. The thermally conductive mounting clamp is attached to an outer surface of the housing. The heat shield is disposed within the housing adjacent to the power supply. The heat shield is disposed against at least one interior surface of the handle. The at least one fastener passes through at least one opening in the housing and is in thermally conductive contact with the thermally conductive mounting clamp. Heat generated by the power supply is configured to dissipate from the power supply, through the heat shield, through the at least one fastener, and into the thermally conductive mounting clamp.
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20 Claims
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1. A medical device comprising:
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a housing comprising a handle, the handle defined at least partially by a horizontally elongated recess formed in an outer surface of the housing adjacent a top of the housing; a power supply disposed within the housing; a thermally conductive mounting clamp attached to the outer surface of the housing at a location remote from the handle recess; a heat shield disposed within the housing adjacent to the power supply, the heat shield disposed against at least one interior surface of the handle; and at least one fastener passing through at least one opening in the housing and in thermally conductive contact with the thermally conductive mounting clamp, wherein heat generated by the power supply is configured to dissipate from the power supply into the heat shield, the heat shield configured to conduct heat away from the handle into the at least one fastener, the heat passing from the at least one fastener into the thermally conductive mounting clamp. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An infusion device for mounting to a pole comprising:
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a housing comprising a handle, the handle defined at least partially by a horizontally elongated recess formed in an outer surface of the housing adjacent a top of the housing; a thermally conductive mounting clamp attached to the outer surface of the housing and configured to attach to a pole; an infusion pump disposed within the housing; a power supply disposed within the housing; a heat shield disposed within the housing adjacent to the power supply, the heat shield disposed against at least one interior surface of the handle; and at least one fastener passing through at least one opening in the housing and in thermally conductive contact with the thermally conductive mounting clamp, wherein heat generated by the power supply is configured to dissipate from the power supply into the heat shield, the heat shield configured to conduct heat away from the handle into the at least one fastener, the heat passing from the at least one fastener into the thermally conductive mounting clamp. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of dissipating heat in a medical device comprising:
dissipating heat from a power supply within a housing into a heat shield disposed within the housing adjacent to the power supply, the heat shield positioned against at least one interior surface of a handle of the housing, the heat passing from the heat shield away from the handle and into at least one fastener, the at least one fastener passing through at least one opening in the housing and in thermally conductive contact with a thermally conductive mounting clamp, the heat passing into the thermally conductive mounting clamp. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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