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System and method for providing warm, pressurized irrigation fluid

  • US 7,905,858 B2
  • Filed: 03/14/2008
  • Issued: 03/15/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2008
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. Apparatus for heating and pressurizing a fluid-filled bag, comprising:

  • a flexible, tubular sleeve configured to receive a fluid-filled bag having an outer wall;

    the flexible, tubular sleeve including substantially co-extensive inner and outer sealed jackets, both configured to wrap entirely around the outer wall of the fluid-filled bag;

    the inner sealed jacket being filled with a sodium acetate solution and including an activator button operative to initiate an exothermic reaction within the solution, causing the inner jacket to become heated;

    a substance or device for inflating the outer sealed jacket, thereby applying pressure and heat to the entire outer wall of the fluid-filled bag through the heated inner jacket.

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