Patent ID: 7417205
Filing Date: 2008-08-26
Classification: A61B,A61J,A61M,G01K,G01N

Abstract:
1. A temperature control system for thermally treating medical items to desired temperatures comprising: a system housing; a compartment disposed within said housing to receive at least one medical item; at least one thermal treatment assembly each disposed within said compartment to thermally treat a corresponding medical item; at least one temperature sensor each associated with a corresponding thermal treatment assembly to contact and measure a temperature of said medical item treated by that assembly; a timer to measure residence time of each medical item treated by said at least one assembly; a controller to facilitate entry of said desired temperature for each medical item and to control a thermal output of each assembly to thermally treat said corresponding medical item to said entered desired temperature based on said temperature measured by said associated temperature sensor; and a report unit to collect information pertaining to at least one of medical item conditions, system conditions, time, corresponding temperature information for at least one medical item, patient information, doctor information and facility information, and to generate a report.