Patent ID: 8460353
Filing Date: 2013-06-11
Classification: A61F,A61L,C02F

Abstract:
1. A patient temperature control system comprising: a fluid circuit for conveying cooling or warming fluid to a patient, to control the temperature of the patient; a cooling or warming device operatively connected to the fluid circuit and located adjacent the patient so as to provide a desired cooling or warming effect to the patient; a tank forming part of the fluid circuit, the tank serving as a source of supply fluid and holding extra fluid during an operational mode, the tank having a lower reservoir and an upper reservoir in fluid communication with the lower reservoir; a pump and a cooling or heating source forming part of the fluid circuit, the pump operable to cause the fluid to circulate in the fluid circuit to and from the cooling or warming device and the cooling or heating source operable to cool or heat the fluid as it circulates along the fluid circuit; a housing containing the tank, the pump, and the cooling or heating source; a UV source mounted to the tank and extending through the upper reservoir and into the lower reservoir; and a power source operatively connected to the UV source, the power source operable to activate the UV source to cause the UV source to direct UV radiation outwardly toward the fluid residing within the upper and lower reservoirs, thereby to disinfect the fluid contained therein.