Open access sleeve for heated fluid units
First Claim
1. A liquid warming device for maintaining fluids used in the provision of medical treatment at a temperature above ambient air temperature, the liquid warming device comprising:
- a first heating element adapted to directly apply heat to a volume of liquid to maintain the volume of liquid at approximately a target temperature, the liquid warming device adapted to be used with a volume of liquid that is not fully enclosed so that the volume of liquid can be readily accessed by someone providing medical treatment;
at least one access sleeve located within the liquid warming device, the at least one access sleeve open to ambient air at an open end and closed at an opposite end, the opposite end connected to the open end by a set of one or more walls running from the open end to the opposite end;
a second heating element in thermal contact with at least a portion of the set of one or more walls of the at least one access sleeve, the second heating element responsive to a control system; and
a first temperature sensing device in data communication with the control system used to regulate the operation of the second heating element in order to selectively apply heat to a closed container of sterile fluid placed in the at least one access sleeve.
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Abstract
A series of implementations of open access sleeves for holding one or more closed containers of sterile fluid for use in medical procedures are disclosed. The open access sleeves may be adapted to provide heat to maintain the containers of sterile fluid above the ambient air temperature of the room. The provision of heat may be controlled by a control system. The control system may use a temperature measurement device to obtain a temperature representative of the container of sterile fluid and of the sterile fluid in the container. The access sleeve may be included in a device for maintaining an open volume of sterile fluid within a range of a target temperature to maintain the closed containers of sterile fluid at a temperature near target temperature for open volume of sterile fluid.
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13 Claims
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1. A liquid warming device for maintaining fluids used in the provision of medical treatment at a temperature above ambient air temperature, the liquid warming device comprising:
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a first heating element adapted to directly apply heat to a volume of liquid to maintain the volume of liquid at approximately a target temperature, the liquid warming device adapted to be used with a volume of liquid that is not fully enclosed so that the volume of liquid can be readily accessed by someone providing medical treatment; at least one access sleeve located within the liquid warming device, the at least one access sleeve open to ambient air at an open end and closed at an opposite end, the opposite end connected to the open end by a set of one or more walls running from the open end to the opposite end; a second heating element in thermal contact with at least a portion of the set of one or more walls of the at least one access sleeve, the second heating element responsive to a control system; and a first temperature sensing device in data communication with the control system used to regulate the operation of the second heating element in order to selectively apply heat to a closed container of sterile fluid placed in the at least one access sleeve. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A liquid warming device for maintaining fluids used in the provision of medical treatment at a temperature above ambient air temperature, the liquid warming device comprising:
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a first heating element adapted to apply heat to a volume of liquid to maintain the volume of liquid at approximately a desired target temperature, the volume of liquid not fully enclosed so that the volume of liquid can be readily accessed by someone providing medical treatment; at least one access sleeve located within the liquid warming device, the at least one access sleeve open to ambient air at an open end and closed at an opposite end, the opposite end connected to the open end by a set of one or more walls running from the open end to the opposite end, the at least one access sleeve having a slope between the open end and the opposite end of sufficient magnitude that water placed in the at least one access sleeve will flow down towards the open end; a protrusion extending into the at least one access sleeve from near the open end of the at least one access sleeve, the protrusion used to resist the tendency of a closed container of sterile fluid to slide out of the at least one access sleeve; a second heating element in thermal contact with at least a portion of the set of one or more walls running from the open end to the opposite end, the second heating element responsive to a control system; and a first temperature sensing device in data communication with the control system used to regulate the operation of the second heating element in order to selectively apply heat to a closed container of sterile fluid placed in the at least one access sleeve.
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