Patent ID: 9642974
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: A61M,F24V

Claim:
1. An apparatus for warming a fluid for intravenous administration, comprising: an enclosure; a frangible bladder disposed at least partially within the enclosure; a first reactant of an exothermic reaction disposed within the frangible bladder; a second reactant of the exothermic reaction disposed within the enclosure and external to the frangible bladder; a channel at least partially enclosed by the enclosure, wherein the frangible bladder is configured to be ruptured to mix at least a portion of the first reactant and the second reactant to initiate the exothermic reaction, thereby warming at least a portion of the channel; an input configured to receive a fluid from a fluid source and deliver the fluid to the channel to be exposed to the at least a portion of the channel warmed by the exothermic reaction; and an output configured to receive the fluid from the channel after being exposed to the at least a portion of the channel warmed by the exothermic reaction and to be coupled to an intravenous administration system to deliver the fluid for intravenous administration.