Methods and system for warming a fluid
First Claim
1. A system for heating a fluid for delivery into a body of a patient comprising:
- a fluid delivery line comprising;
a tube for communicating a fluid;
at least one thermal sensor; and
a heating element positioned proximate a surface of the fluid delivery tube to heat fluid within the tube.
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Abstract
The invention is directed generally to a method and system for controlling the temperature of a fluid, i.e., warming or cooling a fluid, and more particularly, to a method and system for warming a fluid to be delivered to the body of a patient. In a preferred embodiment, a method and system for warming a fluid to be delivered into the body of a patient is provided and may include a controller and a fluid delivery-line. The fluid delivery-line may include an insulative tube and a fluid delivery tube positioned within the first tube and for communicating a fluid from a source to a destination. The fluid delivery-line may also include at least one thermal sensor positioned proximate the fluid delivery tube, a heating element positioned proximate the fluid delivery tube and a thermal medium positioned between the first tube and the second tube.
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31 Claims
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1. A system for heating a fluid for delivery into a body of a patient comprising:
a fluid delivery line comprising;
a tube for communicating a fluid;
at least one thermal sensor; and
a heating element positioned proximate a surface of the fluid delivery tube to heat fluid within the tube. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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31. A system for heating a fluid for delivery into the body of a patient comprising:
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a controller; and
a fluid delivery line having a first end for receiving fluid from a fluid source and delivering the fluid to a destination, the fluid delivery line comprising;
an insulative tube;
a fluid delivery tube positioned within the first tube, the fluid delivery tube for communicating a fluid;
at least one thermal sensor positioned proximate the fluid delivery tube;
a heating element positioned proximate the fluid delivery tube; and
a thermal medium positioned between the first tube and the second tube.
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