Method and apparatus for producing surgical slush and heated sterile liquid
First Claim
1. A method for providing sterile surgical slush comprising the steps ofproviding said sterile surgical slush in a selectively cooled cooling basin;
- providing warmed sterile liquid in a selectively heated warming basin; and
disposing said warming and cooling basins in close adjacency to provide simultaneous access to said sterile surgical slush and said warm sterile liquid.
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Abstract
The features of a surgical slush machine are augmented by a separate warming basin for surgical liquid to thereby permit simultaneous availability of the warmed liquid and surgical slush. The slush cooling basin is disposed adjacent the warming basin, and a common sterile drape is disposed over and contoured to both basins to provide separate sterile receptacles in the drape for the liquid and slush. Basin centering indicia on the drape facilitate deployment of the drape relative to the basins. Cooling and heating of the respective basins are effected independently with individual power controls.
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1. A method for providing sterile surgical slush comprising the steps of
providing said sterile surgical slush in a selectively cooled cooling basin; -
providing warmed sterile liquid in a selectively heated warming basin; and disposing said warming and cooling basins in close adjacency to provide simultaneous access to said sterile surgical slush and said warm sterile liquid. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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