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Plural medical item warming system and method for warming a plurality of medical items to desired temperatures

  • US 9,656,029 B2
  • Filed: 02/12/2014
  • Issued: 05/23/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/15/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A temperature control system for thermally treating medical items to desired temperatures comprising:

  • one or more modular units each including a first housing containing at least one first thermal treatment assembly to thermally treat a corresponding first medical item; and

    a control unit coupled to each of the one or more modular units and including;

    a second housing containing at least one second thermal treatment assembly to thermally treat a corresponding second medical item; and

    a controller to facilitate entry of a desired temperature for each said first and second medical item within said control unit and said one or more modular units, to control heating by said control unit and said one or more modular units based on said desired temperature, and to display information pertaining to the heating by said control unit and said one or more modular units;

    wherein each said first thermal treatment assembly detects a type of the corresponding first medical item and controls an amount of heat applied to the corresponding first medical item based on the detected type of the corresponding first medical item to maintain consistent heating times for attaining said desired temperature between different types of the corresponding first medical item; and

    wherein each said second thermal treatment assembly detects a type of the corresponding second medical item and controls an amount of heat applied to the corresponding second medical item based on the detected type of the corresponding second medical item to maintain consistent heating times for attaining said desired temperature between different types of the corresponding second medical item.

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