Device and method for intravenous fluid warming
AssigneeEli Lilly and Company
InventorsAlexander Joseph Baker, Yan Liao, Candace Jean Scherer
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Abstract
A system for warming intravenous fluids is provided including a positioning holder configured to receive and support a tube for providing at least one intravenous fluid to a patient and a plurality of elongate heating fingers, wherein each elongate heating finger is configured to be independently manipulated such that said elongate heating finger contacts the tube to transfer heat to the at least one intravenous fluid provided via the tube.
Claims26
A system for warming intravenous fluids for delivery to a patient, the system comprising:
- a base having a first side and a second side;
- a positioning holder disposed on the second side and configured to receive and support a tube for providing at least one intravenous fluid to a patient;
- and
- a plurality of elongate heating fingers disposed on the second side, wherein each elongate heating finger of the plurality of elongate heating fingers is configured to be independently manipulated such that said elongate heating finger contacts the tube to transfer heat to the at least one intravenous fluid provided via the tube.
A system for warming intravenous fluids for delivery to a patient, the system comprising:
- a base configured to removably secure a tube for providing at least one intravenous fluid to the patient;
- a first elongate heating finger movably coupled to the base;
- and
- a second elongate heating finger movably coupled to the base;
- wherein the system has:
- a neutral configuration in which the first and second elongate heating fingers are separated from the tube;
- a low-heat configuration in which the first elongate heating finger contacts the tube and the second elongate heating finger is separated or insulated from the tube;
- and
- a high-heat configuration in which the first and second elongate heating fingers contact the tube.
A method of warming at least one fluid provided intravenously to a patient via a tube using a system including a base, a positioning holder, a plurality of elongate heating fingers, and at least one securing member, the method comprising:
- providing the plurality of elongate heating fingers;
- coupling the tube to the positioning holder;
- and
- individually manipulating one or more of the plurality of elongate heating fingers one at a time to contact the tube based on a target temperature of the at least one fluid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.