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Tube apparatus for warming intravenous fluids within an air hose

  • US 5,807,332 A
  • Filed: 06/05/1996
  • Issued: 09/15/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/22/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An apparatus for warming IV fluids with a warmed airflow during delivery from an IV fluid source to a patient, comprising;

  • an air hose for connection to a source of warmed air at a first end and including a nozzle at a second end;

    an inlet tube segment for connection to said IV fluid source;

    an outlet tube segment for transporting said IV fluid;

    at least one helically coiled warming tube segment in fluid communication with said inlet tube segment and said outlet tube segment;

    at least a portion of the at least one helically coiled warming tube segment kept within said air hose; and

    means acting between the air hose and the at least one helically coiled warming tube segment for keeping the at least one helically coiled warming tube segment within the air hose.

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