Apparatus and method for warming intravenous equipment
First Claim
1. Apparatus in combination with intravenous equipment, said apparatus comprising:
- wrap material means for enclosing said intravenous equipment, said wrap material means having an interior surface and an exterior surface;
at least one means for heating said intravenous equipment supported along said interior surface, said means for heating serving to heat said intravenous equipment when said wrap material means is enclosed thereabout; and
means for releasably enclosing said wrap material means about said intravenous equipment.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for warming intravenous equipment is disclosed. The apparatus includes at least one warming device comprised of insulated wrap material having at least one removable and reusable heat pack supported along an inner insulated surface of the wrap material. The apparatus releasably encloses intravenous equipment such as I.V. bags and/or I.V. tubing. Two such warming devices can be attached together in series so that one warming device warms the I.V. bag while the other warms a substantial length of I.V. tubing. A flexible insulated strip of material is detachably connected to the wrap material and is used to insulate portions of the I.V. infusion equipment which must be easily accessible and which are neither required nor intended to be heated. The apparatus has particular use for warming intravenous equipment used in routine or emergency pre-hospital situations, especially in cold environments.
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15 Claims
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1. Apparatus in combination with intravenous equipment, said apparatus comprising:
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wrap material means for enclosing said intravenous equipment, said wrap material means having an interior surface and an exterior surface; at least one means for heating said intravenous equipment supported along said interior surface, said means for heating serving to heat said intravenous equipment when said wrap material means is enclosed thereabout; and means for releasably enclosing said wrap material means about said intravenous equipment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for warming intravenous equipment including at least means for containing a supply of intravenous fluid and means for conducting intravenous fluid from said means for containing, said system comprising:
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a first device for warming said means for containing and a second device for warming a substantial length of said means for conducting, each of said first and second devices having at least one means for heating a respective one of said means for containing and said means for conducting associated therewith; and means carried by said first and second devices for detachably connecting said first and second devices to one another in a series arrangement. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A method for warming intravenous equipment including at least means for containing a supply of intravenous fluid and means for conducing intravenous fluid from said means for containing, said method comprising:
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providing at least one wrap material means for enclosing said intravenous equipment, said wrap material means having at least one means for heating said intravenous equipment supported along an interior surface thereof; wrapping said at least one wrapping material means about one of said means for containing and a substantial length of said means for conducting for enclosure thereof and for permitting heat transfer thereto from said at least one means for heating; and providing means for releasably enclosing said wrap material means about one of said means for containing and said substantial length of said means for conducting. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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