RAPID FLUID COOLING DEVICES AND METHODS FOR COOLING FLUIDS
First Claim
1. A cooling device comprising:
- a target fluid inlet;
a target fluid outlet;
a plurality of inner conduits fluidly communicating with the target fluid inlet and the target fluid outlet, the plurality of inner conduits providing a plurality of respective flow paths for a target fluid to be cooled; and
a chamber surrounding the plurality of inner conduits and containing a first endothermic reactant, the chamber including a reactant inlet selectively alterable from a closed state to an open state, wherein;
in the closed state, the first endothermic reactant is isolated from a second endothermic reactant and no endothermic reaction occurs; and
in the open state, the reactant inlet provides a flow path for enabling the second endothermic reactant to come into contact with the first endothermic reactant in the chamber for initiating the endothermic reaction and cooling the target fluid in the plurality of inner conduits.
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Abstract
A cooling device includes a target fluid inlet, a target fluid outlet, an inner conduit, and a chamber surrounding the inner conduit. The inner conduit communicates with the target fluid inlet and the target fluid outlet, and provides a flow path for a target fluid to be cooled. The chamber contains a first endothermic reactant and includes a reactant inlet selectively alterable from a closed state to an open state. When the reactant inlet is in the closed state, the first endothermic reactant is isolated from a second endothermic reactant and no endothermic reaction occurs. When the reactant inlet is in the open state, the reactant inlet provides a flow path for enabling the second endothermic reactant to come into contact with the first endothermic reactant in the chamber for initiating the endothermic reaction and cooling the target fluid in the inner conduit.
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18 Claims
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1. A cooling device comprising:
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a target fluid inlet; a target fluid outlet; a plurality of inner conduits fluidly communicating with the target fluid inlet and the target fluid outlet, the plurality of inner conduits providing a plurality of respective flow paths for a target fluid to be cooled; and a chamber surrounding the plurality of inner conduits and containing a first endothermic reactant, the chamber including a reactant inlet selectively alterable from a closed state to an open state, wherein; in the closed state, the first endothermic reactant is isolated from a second endothermic reactant and no endothermic reaction occurs; and in the open state, the reactant inlet provides a flow path for enabling the second endothermic reactant to come into contact with the first endothermic reactant in the chamber for initiating the endothermic reaction and cooling the target fluid in the plurality of inner conduits. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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5. (canceled)
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11. An intravenous target fluid delivery system comprising:
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an IV target fluid reservoir including an IV target fluid to be cooled; a cooling device including; a target fluid inlet fluidly communicating with the IV target fluid reservoir; a target fluid outlet; a plurality of inner conduits fluidly communicating with the target fluid inlet and the target fluid outlet, the plurality of inner conduits providing a plurality of respective flow paths for the IV target fluid to be cooled; and a chamber surrounding the plurality of inner conduits and containing a first endothermic reactant, the chamber including a reactant inlet selectively alterable from a closed state to an open state, wherein in the closed state, the first endothermic reactant is isolated from a second endothermic reactant and no endothermic reaction occurs, and in the open state, the reactant inlet provides a flow path for enabling the second endothermic reactant to come into contact with the first endothermic reactant in the chamber for initiating the endothermic reaction and cooling the IV target fluid in the inner conduit; and a cooled IV target fluid receiving tube fluidly communicating with the target fluid outlet, wherein the cooled IV target fluid receiving tube is configured for intravenously administering the cooled IV target fluid to a patient. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18)
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15. (canceled)
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