Plasma thawing system
First Claim
1. A heating apparatus for heating a medical product comprising:
- (a) a reservoir for holding a supply of heating fluid;
(b) at least one heating compartment;
(c) at least one bladder disposed within the heating compartment in fluid communication with the reservoir for engaging the medical product within the heating compartment and for receiving heating fluid from the reservoir to heat the medical product, the bladder including a bottom portion upon which a bottom surface of the medical product rests and a top portion for covering a top surface of the medical product wherein the top portion and the bottom portion are in fluid communication so that fluid transfers between the top portion and the bottom portion during heating of the medical product;
(d) a controller for controlling the heating of the medical product;
(e) a heater under the control of the controller for heating the heating fluid;
(f) a pump under the control of the controller for pumping the heating fluid from the reservoir to the bladder; and
(g) a rocker under the control of the controller for rocking the medical product within the heating compartment.
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Abstract
A heating apparatus is provided for heating a medical product such as a bag of frozen plasma or blood. The apparatus includes a reservoir for holding a supply of heating liquid. At least one heating compartment is provided for holding a bag of frozen plasma or blood. At least one bladder is disposed within the heating compartment for engaging the medical product within the heating compartment and for receiving heating fluid from the reservoir to heat the medical product. A controller is provided for controlling the heating of the medical product. A heater operates under the control of the controller for providing heat to the heating fluid. A pump operates under the control of the controller for pumping the heating fluid from the reservoir to the bladder to effect heat transfer to the medical product in engagement with the bladder. A rocker operates under the control of the controller for agitating or rocking the medical product within the heating compartment to facilitate thawing of the medical product.
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58 Claims
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1. A heating apparatus for heating a medical product comprising:
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(a) a reservoir for holding a supply of heating fluid;
(b) at least one heating compartment;
(c) at least one bladder disposed within the heating compartment in fluid communication with the reservoir for engaging the medical product within the heating compartment and for receiving heating fluid from the reservoir to heat the medical product, the bladder including a bottom portion upon which a bottom surface of the medical product rests and a top portion for covering a top surface of the medical product wherein the top portion and the bottom portion are in fluid communication so that fluid transfers between the top portion and the bottom portion during heating of the medical product;
(d) a controller for controlling the heating of the medical product;
(e) a heater under the control of the controller for heating the heating fluid;
(f) a pump under the control of the controller for pumping the heating fluid from the reservoir to the bladder; and
(g) a rocker under the control of the controller for rocking the medical product within the heating compartment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 58)
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13. A heating apparatus for heating a medical product comprising:
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(a) a heating chamber for holding and heating the medical product;
(b) a controller for controlling the heating of the medical product; and
(c) a liquid sensor in the heating chamber operably connected with the controller to detect liquid in the chamber. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A heating apparatus for heating a medical product, said heating apparatus comprising:
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(a) a heating medium having a heating fluid for heating the medical product;
(b) a heater for supplying heat to the heating fluid;
(c) a temperature probe for engagement with the medical product to detect the temperature of the medical product; and
(d) a controller responsive to the temperature probe for adjusting the temperature of the medical product up to the temperature of the heating fluid of the heating medium to control the temperature of the medical product. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A heating apparatus for heating a medical product comprising:
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(a) a heating medium having a heating fluid for heating the medical product;
(b) a heater for supplying heat to the heating fluid;
(c) a temperature probe for engagement with the medical product and the heating medium having an insulated portion to insulate the temperature probe from the heating medium and an uninsulated portion for contacting the medical product to detect the temperature of the medical product; and
(d) a controller responsive to the temperature probe for adjusting the temperature of the medical product up to the temperature of the heating fluid of the heating medium to control the temperature of the medical product.
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21. A heating apparatus for heating a medical product comprising:
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(a) a reservoir for holding a supply of heating liquid;
(b) a heating chamber for the medical product in fluid communication with the reservoir for receiving heating liquid from the reservoir to heat the medical product;
(c) a pump for pumping heating liquid from the reservoir to the heating chamber; and
(d) an air filter in communication with the reservoir to filter air relative to the reservoir. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. A heating apparatus for heating a plurality of medical products comprising:
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(a) a reservoir for holding a supply of heating fluid;
(b) a plurality of heating chambers for holding and heating medical products, the heating chambers communicating with the heating fluid from the reservoir to heat the medical products, wherein the heating chambers are separate from one another so that any leakage of liquid in one chamber is contained from any other chamber; and
(c) a controller for controlling the heating of the medical product. - View Dependent Claims (57)
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25. A heating apparatus for heating a medical product comprising:
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(a) a reservoir for holding a supply of heating fluid;
(b) a bladder in fluid communication with the reservoir to heat the medical product, the bladder including a bottom portion upon which a bottom surface of the medical product rests and a top portion for covering a top surface of the medical product wherein the top portion and the bottom portion are in fluid communication so that fluid transfers between the top portion and the bottom portion during heating of the medical product; and
(c) a controller for controlling the heating of the medical product. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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54. A heating apparatus for heating a medical product comprising:
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(a) a heating compartment for holding and heating the medical product;
(b) a controller for controlling the heating of the medical product; and
(c) a rocker for rocking the heating compartment to rock the medical product during heating. - View Dependent Claims (55, 56)
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