Neonatal substrate warmer
OwnerJanice M. Shields, Paul W. Shieldsinventors
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Abstract
A receptacle-type heating device for automatically warming and vibrating a multitude of containers simultaneously in order to thaw, warm, and mix cold or frozen liquid in an expedient and accurate manner. The device heats each container to a desired temperature using heat exchange of heated water with the container. The device includes a heater block having multiple wells therein, and removable reservoirs disposed respectively within the wells for receiving the water. Heating elements are disposed between the removable reservoirs and the heater block within the wells for heating the removable reservoirs, the water, and the containers placed therein. The container typically is a baby bottle, syringe, test tube, or the like.
Claims18
A heating device comprising:
- a heater block comprising at least one void therein;
- at least one removable reservoir disposed within said at least one void of said heater block;
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- means for heating said at least one removable reservoir, said means for heating being disposed between said at least one removable reservoir and said heater block within each said at least one void.
A liquid container heating device for a liquid to a desired temperature, said liquid container heating device using heat exchange of a heating fluid with a container, said liquid container heating device comprising:
- a heater block comprising at least one well therein;
- at least one removable reservoir for receiving said heating fluid, said at least one removable reservoir being disposed within said at least well of said heater block;
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- at least one heating element for heating said heating fluid, said at least one heating element being disposed between said at least one removable reservoir and said at least one well of said heater block;
- wherein said container is placed in said heating fluid, said at least one removable reservoir, said at least one heating element heats said at least one removable reservoir and said heating fluid, and said heating fluid in turn heats said container, whereby said liquid within said container rendered suitably heated for use.
A baby bottle heating device for controllably thawing and warming a frozen liquid contained in at least one baby bottle using heat transfer from a heating fluid, said baby bottle heating device comprising:
- a heater block composed of heat insulative material, said heater block comprising at least one container well therein;
- at least one sleeve disposed within said at least one container well;
- at least one removable reservoir disposed within said at least one sleeve;
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- at least one heating element for heating said heating fluid, said at least one heating element being disposed between said at least one removable reservoir and said at least one sleeve;
- whereby at least one heating element heats said at least one removable reservoir, heat transfers through said at least one removable reservoir and into said heating fluid contained therein, and heat transfer through said heating fluid and through said at least one baby bottle into said frozen liquid so as to render said frozen liquid suitably heated for administration to a newborn child.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.