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US 2014/0270738 A1Published application
Intravenous Fluid Warming Device
OwnerMichael Dean Lynchinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for warming and maintaining temperature of intravenous fluid, utilizing a heater contained in a cavity of the intravenous bag. The cavity can be configured by special manufacture or by modifying available intravenous bags. The modified intravenous bag may also have insulation material for retaining heat and thermal transfer material for efficiently transferring heat from the heating component to the intravenous fluid.
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A container for heating fluid, comprising:
- a flexible material configured to define a first cavity and a second cavity,
- the first cavity configured to store a fluid, and
- the second cavity configured to hold a heating component,
- the second cavity enclosed by the first cavity.
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A method of heating an intravenous liquid, the method comprising:
- (a) providing a flexible material having a first cavity and second cavity;
- (b) inserting heat component into second cavity;
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- (c) providing power to the heating component to heat the intravenous solution stored in the first cavity.
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A method of heating an intravenous solution with a modified I.V. bag, the method comprising:
- (a) providing an intravenous bag filled with a fluid, the bag having a top end and a bottom end,
- (b) removing no less than half of the fluid from the bag,
- (c) inverting the top end of the bag towards the bottom end of the bag, thereby creating a cavity,
- (d) inserting a heating component into the cavity.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.