Devices, systems, and methods for warming fluids in multiple intravenous fluid containers
First Claim
1. A device for controlling fluid temperatures from more than one fluid containers prior to their infusion into a human body, each of more than one fluids being heated by a fluid warming unit with a controllable duty-cycle, the device comprising:
- a power supply source to provide power to a plurality of fluid warming units;
an input/output interface to receive fluid temperature data with respect to each fluid warming unit and to transmit duty-cycle signals to each fluid warming unit;
a processing unit to compare fluid temperature data with a permissible fluid temperature range and calculate a fluid temperature differential therefrom; and
a controller to adjust the duty-cycle of each fluid warming unit based on the fluid temperature differentials, so that during each work cycle all available power from the power supply source is delivered to only one of the fluid warming units, when both fluid warming units are on and being used at the same time.
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Abstract
Devices, systems and methods for controlling fluid temperatures from more than one fluid containers prior to their infusion into a human body are disclosed. The device includes a power supply source for providing power; an input/output interface for receiving fluid temperature data from thermal sensors and for transmitting duty-cycle signals to each of the fluid warming unit; a processing unit for comparing fluid temperature data with a permissible fluid temperature range, for calculating a fluid temperature differential, and for apportioning the available work cycle of the power supply source; and a controller for adjusting the duty-cycle of each fluid warming unit based on the fluid temperature differentials, so that during each work cycle all available power provided by the power supply source is delivered to only one of the fluid warming units at a time.
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1. A device for controlling fluid temperatures from more than one fluid containers prior to their infusion into a human body, each of more than one fluids being heated by a fluid warming unit with a controllable duty-cycle, the device comprising:
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a power supply source to provide power to a plurality of fluid warming units; an input/output interface to receive fluid temperature data with respect to each fluid warming unit and to transmit duty-cycle signals to each fluid warming unit; a processing unit to compare fluid temperature data with a permissible fluid temperature range and calculate a fluid temperature differential therefrom; and a controller to adjust the duty-cycle of each fluid warming unit based on the fluid temperature differentials, so that during each work cycle all available power from the power supply source is delivered to only one of the fluid warming units, when both fluid warming units are on and being used at the same time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for controlling fluid temperatures from more than one fluid containers prior to their infusion into a human body, the system comprising:
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more than one fluid warming units, each having a controllable duty-cycle, each of which is associated with a respective one of the more than one fluid containers to heat fluid from the more than one fluid containers prior to infusion into the human body; more than one thermal sensors, each of which is associated with a respective one of the more than one fluid warming units, to provide fluid temperature data; and a device to adjust the duty-cycle of each fluid warming unit, the device including; a power supply source to provide power to the more than one fluid warming units; an input/output interface to receive fluid temperature data from each of the thermal sensors and to transmit duty-cycle signals to each of the more than one fluid warming units; a processing unit to compare fluid temperature data with a permissible fluid temperature range and calculate a fluid temperature differential therefrom; and a controller to adjust the duty-cycle of each fluid warming unit based on the fluid temperature differentials, so that during each work cycle all available power provided by the power supply source is delivered to only one of the fluid warming units, when both fluid warming units are on and being used at the same time. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for controlling fluid temperatures from more than one fluid containers prior to their infusion into a human body, the method comprising:
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providing a plurality of fluid warming units, each having a controllable duty-cycle, to heat a fluid from the more than one fluid containers; providing power from a single power supply source to each of the plurality of fluid warming units during a work cycle; providing a thermal sensor to sample a fluid temperature in each of the plurality of fluid warming units; providing fluid temperature data to a controller; and adjusting the duty-cycle of each fluid warming unit based on the fluid temperature data, so that, during each work cycle, available power from the single power supply source is provided to only one of the fluid warming units at a time. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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