Patent ID: 6748164
Filing Date: 2004-06-08
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
A heating apparatus for heating a medical product comprising:(a) a reservoir for holding a supply of heating fluid; (b) at least one heating compartment; (c) at least one bladder disposed within the heating compartment in fluid communication with the reservoir for engaging the medical product within the heating compartment and for receiving heating fluid from the reservoir to heat the medical product, the bladder including a bottom portion upon which a bottom surface of the medical product rests and a top portion for covering a top surface of the medical product wherein the top portion and the bottom portion are in fluid communication so that fluid transfers between the top portion and the bottom portion during heating of the medical product; (d) a controller for controlling the heating of the medical product; (e) a heater under the control of the controller for heating the heating fluid; (f) a pump under the control of the controller for pumping the heating fluid from the reservoir to the bladder; and (g) a rocker under the control of the controller for rocking the medical product within the heating compartment.