Heater for heating fluid in a body cavity
First Claim
1. A heater for heating fluid within a body cavity of an animal including a container adapted to be inserted into the body cavity and having inlet and outlet ports, pumping means for causing fluid to be drawn from the cavity into the container through the inlet port and expelled into the cavity through the outlet port, and a heating element located within the container between the inlet and outlet ports so that at least some of the fluid passing through the container will be heated by said element.
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Abstract
A heater for heating fluid within a body cavity of an animal say for heating tumours by irrigation, comprises a container having inlet and outlet ports through which fluid in the cavity is passed by an external pump, and a heating element in the container to heat at least some of the fluid that passes through the container. Pumping can be achieved by a fluid filled pipe coupled to the container, either directly by or by way of a diaphragm, and to a bellows or like arrangement for cyclicly varying the pressure of the fluid in the pipe and container.
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- 1. A heater for heating fluid within a body cavity of an animal including a container adapted to be inserted into the body cavity and having inlet and outlet ports, pumping means for causing fluid to be drawn from the cavity into the container through the inlet port and expelled into the cavity through the outlet port, and a heating element located within the container between the inlet and outlet ports so that at least some of the fluid passing through the container will be heated by said element.
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