SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HEATING AND INSULATING CONTRAST MEDIA
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1. A system for heating and insulating contrast media, the system comprising:
- a thermal insulating cover sized to cover at least a portion of a contrast media container;
a heating element coupled to the thermal insulating cover;
a temperature sensor in contact with at least one of the container of contrast media and the contrast media fluid;
a temperature controller in electronic communication with the heating element and the temperature sensor, the temperature controller having logical controls that receive contrast media temperature data from the temperature sensor and control the function of the heating element; and
a data communicator configured to transmit temperature data to an external computer system, the data communicator being in electronic communication with the temperature sensor.
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Abstract
A system for heating and insulating contrast media is disclosed herein. A thermal insulating cover sized to cover at least a portion of a contrast media container is provided with a heating element. A temperature sensor measures the temperature of the contrast media and communicates this temperature to a temperature controller, which controls the heating element in order to maintain the contrast media near a predetermined temperature. Temperature data is transmitted to a computer system by a data communicator.
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1. A system for heating and insulating contrast media, the system comprising:
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a thermal insulating cover sized to cover at least a portion of a contrast media container; a heating element coupled to the thermal insulating cover; a temperature sensor in contact with at least one of the container of contrast media and the contrast media fluid; a temperature controller in electronic communication with the heating element and the temperature sensor, the temperature controller having logical controls that receive contrast media temperature data from the temperature sensor and control the function of the heating element; and a data communicator configured to transmit temperature data to an external computer system, the data communicator being in electronic communication with the temperature sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An insulating and heating device for contrast media, the device comprising:
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a thermal insulating cover sized to cover at least a portion of a contrast media container;
container;a heating element coupled to the thermal insulating cover; a temperature sensor in contact with at least one of the container of contrast media and the contrast media fluid; and a temperature controller in electronic communication with the heating element and the temperature sensor, the temperature controller having logical controls that receive contrast media temperature data from the temperature sensor and controls the function of the heating element. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for heating and insulating contrast media, the method comprising:
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covering at least a portion of a container of contrast media in a thermal insulating cover; periodically measuring the temperature of at least one of the contrast media and the container; communicating the measured temperature to a temperature controller; determining, using the temperature controller, if the measured temperature is below a threshold temperature; heating the contrast media container within the thermal insulating cover when the temperature controller determines the measured temperature to be below the threshold temperature; and communicating the periodically measured temperatures to a computer system. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20)
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19. The method of claim 19, further comprising communicating the container identification number to the external computer system.
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