System and method for providing warm, pressurized irrigation fluid
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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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Abstract
An economical yet effective apparatus and associated method heats and pressurizes a fluid-filled bag of the type used in a surgical setting. The apparatus includes an inner sealed flexible jacket including a sodium acetate solution and activator button therein operative to heat the fluid-filled bag. An outer sealed flexible jacket adjacent to the inner jacket includes a gas inlet for inflation thereof thereby applying pressure to the fluid-filled bag through the heated inner jacket during use.
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1. Apparatus for heating and pressurizing a fluid-filled bag, comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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