Patent ID: 8920372
Filing Date: 2014-12-30
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A warming device for heating intravenous fluids to desired temperatures comprising: a housing member including a top surface and a housing member interior; a fluid cassette removably placeable on said housing member top surface to receive fluid from an intravenous fluid line, wherein said fluid cassette is removably connectable to said intravenous fluid line and includes an elongated portion of intravenous fluid line tubing with tubing sections secured to each to form a looped fluid flow path through said cassette; a cover member positionable relative to said housing member to selectively cover and provide access to said housing member top surface to enable insertion and removal of said fluid cassette within said device; a plurality of heating elements to heat said fluid cassette, wherein at least one of said heating elements is disposed within said housing member interior and at least one other of said heating elements includes a looped configuration and is disposed on said cover member to be coincident said looped fluid flow path, and wherein said heating elements are positioned to facilitate insertion of said cassette between at least two of the plurality of heating elements; at least one temperature sensor disposed within said housing member interior to measure at least one temperature; and a controller coupled to said at least one temperature sensor and said heating elements to control said heating elements in accordance with said at least one measured temperature.