Patent ID: 6069343
Filing Date: 2000-05-30
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
A warmer for fluid filled containers, said warmer comprising:a cabinet having an interior chamber defined therein and a first face with an access opening defined therein, said access opening communicating with said interior chamber, said interior chamber being defined by an inner surface and having a top and a bottom, said cabinet further having an exterior surface separated from said inner surface by an insulating inner layer, said interior chamber being configured to receive and store a plurality of fluid filled containers and having an interior air temperature associated therewith;a door pivotally supported by said cabinet and having a first position in which said door substantially covers said access opening and a second position in which said door substantially uncovers said access opening,a rack supported in said interior chamber for supporting the fluid filled containers, said rack spaced from said top and said bottom of said chamber;a heating device disposed in said interior chamber for altering the interior air temperature thereof;a thermal energy distributor disposed in said interior chamber for distributing thermal energy from said heating device, said thermal energy distributor comprising a sheet of material having a thermal conductivity greater than 150 Watts/meter-degree Kelvin, said sheet of material disposed adjacent said bottom of said interior chamber and covering substantially all of said bottom of said interior chamber, said sheet further comprising a peripheral lip so that said sheet also defines a catch tray;a temperature sensor disposed in said interior chamber for sensing the interior air temperature; anda temperature control device in communication with said sensor and said heating device, said control device operative to control said heating device such that the interior air temperature is maintained at a generally constant temperature.