Electronically controlled nutritional fluid warmer

A system for warming a nutritional substance for a neonate which comprises:

• a container for holding a predetermined volume of a nutritional substance for subsequent ingestion by a neonate;
• a liquid-lined pouch for holding the container of the nutritional substance;
• a base member formed with at least one well, wherein the well defines an axis and has a wall, and further wherein the well is dimensioned to receive the combined pouch and container therein to establish a contiguous contact between the wall of the well, the pouch and the container;
• a heater mounted on the base member for transferring heat to the nutritional substance when the container and the pouch are positioned in the well;
• a heat sensor mounted on the wall of the well for measuring temperatures of the nutritional substance in the container;
• a shaft connected with the well and aligned with the axis;
• an off-axis weight connected to the well;
• a motor mounted on the base member for rotating the shaft to vibrate the well during heat transfer from the heater, through the pouch, and to the nutritional substance;
• a platform affixed to the base member;
• a bracket affixed to the base member;
• a receptacle for holding water, wherein the receptacle is selectively engaged with the bracket to hold the receptacle on the platform;
• a source of ultra-violet (UV) light mounted on the platform for selectively radiating UV light through water in the receptacle to sanitize the water for use in establishing the liquid-lining of the pouch;
• a liquid pump mounted on the receptacle for transferring sanitized water from the receptacle to the pouch;
• a heater mounted on the platform to pre-heat water in the receptacle;
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• a controller connected with the heater, with the motor, and with the heat sensor, wherein the controller is selectively programmed by a user to activate the heater, and the motor, to simultaneously heat and vibrate the nutritional substance in the container in accordance with a predetermined protocol, wherein the predetermined protocol is based on mode data indicative of an initial physical characteristic of the nutritional substance, and protocol data is based on the volume of the nutritional substance to be warmed, and wherein the protocol is responsive to temperatures of the nutritional substance, as measured by the heat sensor, and the protocol is implemented by the controller for operation of the controller to achieve an intended final physical characteristic of the nutritional substance suitable for subsequent ingestion by the neonate.