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Thermal retention system and method

  • US 5,733,263 A
  • Filed: 07/15/1996
  • Issued: 03/31/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/20/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An apparatus for heating a fluid to be introduced into a patient from at least one bag during a medical procedure so that the body temperature of said patient does not fall below a safe body temperature, and for delivering said fluid from said at least one bag to said patient, said apparatus comprising:

  • a housing sized and shaped to enclose said at least one bag containing said fluid, said housing including a door positioned to provide access to an interior of said housing when said door is in an open position;

    pump means mounted in said interior of said housing and positioned within said interior of said housing for exerting a force against said at least one bag containing said fluid;

    a heater attached to said door of said housing for transferring heat to said fluid in said at least one bag within said housing when said door of said housing is in a closed position; and

    a temperature sensor attached to said door of said housing and positioned for sensing a temperature of said fluid in said at least one bag when said door is in said closed position.

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