EVAPORATIVE COOLING APPARATUS FOR IV FLUIDS
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1. A cooling apparatus for intravenous fluids comprising:
- a flexible, air permeable sleeve having an interior surface and an exterior surface;
a plurality of cooling chambers containing polymer crystals attached to the inner surface of said air permeable sleeve, each cooling chamber being spaced from an adjacent cooling chamber.
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An evaporative cooling apparatus for intravenous fluids comprises a flexible, air permeable sleeve having an interior surface and an exterior surface. A plurality of cooling chambers containing polymer crystals are attached to the inner surface of the air permeable sleeve to facilitate evaporative cooling. Each cooling chamber is spaced from an adjacent cooling chamber.
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1. A cooling apparatus for intravenous fluids comprising:
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a flexible, air permeable sleeve having an interior surface and an exterior surface;
a plurality of cooling chambers containing polymer crystals attached to the inner surface of said air permeable sleeve, each cooling chamber being spaced from an adjacent cooling chamber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A cooling apparatus for intravenous fluids comprising:
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a flexible, air permeable sleeve having an interior surface and an exterior surface and an upstream end portion and downstream end portion;
an IV bag loop attached to the interior surface of said sleeve proximate the upstream end portion;
a administration assembly attached to said sleeve proximate the downstream end portion; and
a plurality of cooling chambers containing polymer crystals disposed on the inner surface of said air permeable sleeve, each cooling chamber being spaced from an adjacent cooling chamber. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19)
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18. An evaporative cooling apparatus for IV fluids comprising:
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a flexible, air permeable sleeve configured to receive an IV bag, said sleeve having an interior surface and an exterior surface;
a plurality of cooling chambers containing polymer crystals attached to the inner surface of said air permeable sleeve, each cooling chamber being spaced from an adjacent cooling chamber; and
an IV bag insertion port disposed in said sleeve, said insertion port including a closure mechanism for constricting said sleeve and urging said cooling chambers against an IV bag.
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