Patent ID: 8313462

Claim:
An apparatus for maintaining temperature of infused liquids flowing from a liquid-filled container through a tube to an entry site on a patient, wherein said tube extends between said liquid-filled container and said entry site, said apparatus comprising: a temperature sensor to measure temperature of said liquid; a heating assembly placeable along said tube and including: a plurality of individually controlled heaters to heat liquid within said tube to a desired temperature; an elongated flattened sleeve having a slot defined in an upper portion of the sleeve to receive a portion of said tube; and at least one channel disposed through said sleeve to accommodate wiring from said temperature sensor and said heaters; wherein said plurality of heaters are placeable within said sleeve proximate said tube portion, and are individually controlled to maintain liquid flowing within said tube at a desired temperature; and a controller to individually control said heaters to heat said liquid to said desired temperature, wherein said controller includes a display device to display at least one of said measured temperature of said liquid and said desired temperature.