Patent ID: 11925738
Assignee: LIVANOVA DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 8:
9. A system for extracorporeal blood circulation, comprising:
an oxygenator which includes a heat exchanger configured for warming or cooling blood in the extracorporeal blood circulation of a patient,
a heater/cooler configured for exchanging a heat quantity with the heat exchanger, wherein the heater/cooler comprises a cooler including a plurality of Peltier elements and a separate heater, wherein the separate heater consists of at least one heating coil and does not include any Peltier elements, wherein all Peltier elements are exclusively involved with a cooling function, and
a thermal connecting element connected between the thermoelectric heater/cooler and the heat exchanger, the thermal connecting element comprising a thermally conductive metal for transferring heat between the thermoelectric heater/cooler and the heat exchanger such that no liquid heat exchanging medium passes between the thermodynamic heater/cooler and the heat exchanger.