Fluid temperature control system

A method of adjusting the temperature of a fluid comprising:

• providing a temperature forcing device, the temperature forcing device comprising a bottom plate and a top plate hingedly coupled to the bottom plate, at least one of said bottom plate and said top plate comprising an area disposed therein or thereupon for receiving a flexible fluid holder through which fluid to be heated and/or cooled will flow, wherein the top plate and/or the bottom plate comprises at least one recession and/or at least one protrusion for creating a fluid passageway between the top plate and the bottom plate upon closure of the temperature forcing device, said fluid passageway defining a channel between a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet of the flexible fluid holder;
• placing the at least one flexible fluid holder upon the area of the bottom plate or the top plate disposed therein or thereupon for receiving the at least one flexible fluid holder;
• positioning the top plate proximate the bottom plate with the flexible fluid holder positioned between the top plate and the bottom plate, thereby closing the temperature forcing device and creating the fluid passageway in the at least one flexible fluid holder;
• delivering the fluid to the fluid inlet disposed in the at least one fluid holder via a first tube;
• and
• delivering power to at least one power supply electrically coupled to the temperature forcing device in order to adjust the temperature of the fluid as it flows from the fluid inlet to the fluid outlet of the flexible fluid holder between the top plate and the bottom plate of the temperature forcing device, the fluid outlet coupled to a second tube,
• wherein, in an open position, the at least one flexible fluid holder comprises no passageways, and
• wherein in a closed state, the passageways in the at least one flexible fluid holder are formed via the at least one recession and/or at least one protrusion in at least one of the top plate and the bottom plate.

A flexible fluid holder for containing a fluid, the fluid holder comprising:

• a fluid inlet, the fluid inlet allowing the fluid to flow into the fluid holder;
• a fluid outlet, the fluid outlet allowing the fluid to flow out of the fluid holder;
• and
• at least one fluid passageway disposed within the fluid holder, the at least one fluid passageway fluidly connecting the fluid inlet to the fluid outlet,
• wherein the at least one fluid passageway is defined by at least one of a recession and a protrusion defined in at least one of a top plate and a bottom plate of a temperature forcing device into which the fluid holder is inserted,
• wherein the flexible fluid holder comprises a plastic bag composed of at least one of polyvinyl chloride (PVC), ethylene vinyl acetate (EVAM), polypropylene, and copolyester ether, and
• wherein the at least one fluid passageway is only formed within the fluid holder when the flexible fluid holder is disposed within the temperature forcing device in a closed state.