Heat Exchange System For A Pump Device
First Claim
1. A heat exchange system for a pump device, comprising:
- a. a thermal element; and
b. a heat exchanger removably coupled under pressure to said thermal element comprising;
a first half comprising thermally conductive material correspondingly mating with said thermal element,a second half comprising thermally conductive material opposite said first half; and
an internal heat exchange zone existing between said first half and said second half, wherein fluid flows therethrough.
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Abstract
A heat exchange system selectably controls the temperature of a fluid being delivered to a patient'"'"'s body by a pump device. The heat exchange system includes a thermal element and a heat exchanger that is removably coupled under pressure to the thermal element. The heat exchanger includes a first half made from thermally conductive material that correspondingly mates with the thermal element, a second half made from thermally conductive material opposite the first half, and an internal heat exchange zone existing between the first half and the second half, wherein fluid flows therethrough. The thermal element of the heat exchange system may controllably and safely warm and/or cool the fluid prior to delivery.
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46 Claims
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1. A heat exchange system for a pump device, comprising:
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a. a thermal element; and b. a heat exchanger removably coupled under pressure to said thermal element comprising; a first half comprising thermally conductive material correspondingly mating with said thermal element, a second half comprising thermally conductive material opposite said first half; and an internal heat exchange zone existing between said first half and said second half, wherein fluid flows therethrough. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 17, 20, 21, 22, 24, 28, 31)
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32. A heat exchange system for a pump device, comprising:
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a. a cooling element comprising at least one thermoelectric cooler creating at least one cooling point on said cooling element; and b. a heat exchanger removably coupled under pressure to said cooling element comprising; a first half constructed from thermally conductive material correspondingly mating with said cooling element; a second half constructed from thermally conductive material opposite said first half; and an internal heat exchange zone existing between said first half and said second half, wherein fluid flows therethrough. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 37, 38)
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40. A heat exchange system for a pump device, comprising:
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a. a heating and cooling element comprising at least one thermoelectric heat pump selectably creating at least one heat point or at least one cooling point on said heating and cooling element; and b. a heat exchanger removably coupled under pressure to said heating and cooling element comprising; a first half constructed from thermally conductive material correspondingly mating with said cooling element; a second half constructed from thermally conductive material opposite said first half; and an internal heat exchange zone existing between said first half and said second half wherein fluid flows therethrough. - View Dependent Claims (41, 43, 44, 45)
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