Patent ID: 11903872
Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  F  H | IPC A  F

Claim 12:
13. A heat exchange module, comprising:
a channel enclosure including a channel for heat-transfer liquid and a thermally-conductive plate assembly which includes thermally-conductive first and second plate pieces for heat transfer with the liquid when present and flowing in the channel;
a thermoelectric cooler (TEC) assembly which includes a first TEC whose reference side is in heat transfer relation with the first plate piece and a second TEC whose reference side is in heat transfer relation with the second plate piece;
a heat distribution cover assembly which includes plurality of thermally-conductive tiles and a plastic frame which snap-fit or hook-fit holds the plurality of tiles together; and
the plurality of tiles including a thermally-conductive first tile which is in heat transfer relation with the user side of the first TEC and a thermally-conductive second tile which is in heat transfer relation with the user side of the second TEC.