Apparatus, system and method for heating fluids
AssigneeJabil Inc.
InventorsWilliam Carapezza, Rodney Medley
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Abstract
Apparatus, system and method for heating fluid from a plurality of fluid sources. A heating chamber top portion includes a plurality of fluid inlet tubes configured to pass fluid from the plurality of fluid sources. A heating chamber may be coupled to the heating chamber top portion, the heating chamber collectively receives at least some of the fluid from the plurality of fluid sources. At least one heating element configured within the heating chamber heats the received fluid from the plurality of fluid sources. An agitator mixes the received fluid from the plurality of fluid sources in the heating chamber, wherein the agitator is configured to mix the received fluid from the plurality of fluid sources by rotationally turning within the heating chamber.
Claims10
A method for heating fluid from a plurality of fluid sources to generate a combined solution for intravenous delivery to a patient, comprising:
- passing fluid from the plurality of fluid sources to a heating chamber top portion comprising a plurality of fluid inlet tubes;
- collectively receiving at least some of the fluid from the plurality of fluid sources in a heating chamber coupled to the heating chamber top portion;
- heating the received fluid from the plurality of fluid sources to an approximate body temperature of the patient via at least one heating element within the heating chamber;
- mixing, by an agitator, the received fluid from the plurality of fluid sources in the heating chamber into the combined solution, wherein the agitator mixes the received fluid from the plurality of fluid sources by rotationally turning;
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- passing the heated combined solution to an outlet tube.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.