Patents
US 11701477 B2: Heating and cooling system for intravenous fluids
- Granted
- 2023-07-18
- Filed
- 2020-08-06 application 16986392
- Type
- Utility · 13 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
An intravenous fluid conditioning system includes a housing having a first chamber and a second chamber. A volume of heat transfer medium is located in the first chamber and the second chamber. A first intravenous fluid line extends through the first chamber and a second intravenous fluid line extends through the second chamber. One or more thermoelectric devices are located in the housing, such that a first side of each of the one or more thermoelectric devices is in thermal communication with the first chamber and a second side of each of the one or more thermoelectric devices opposite the first side is in thermal communication with the second chamber. The one or more thermoelectric devices exchange thermal energy with a volume of intravenous fluid selectably flowed through the first intravenous fluid line or the second intravenous fluid line to condition the intravenous fluid.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg230718.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WESTERN NEW ENGLAND UNIVERSITY 25 patents | US company or organization | Springfield, MA | WESTERN NEW ENGLAND UNIVERSITY State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state Western New England University College or university EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state WESTERN NEW ENGLAND UNIVERSITY Nonprofit EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austen P. METSACK | Ashford, CT | 6 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Joseph W. Wetzel | Oakdale, NY | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Jingru Z. Benner | Springfield, MA | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A61M | Devices for introducing media into, or onto, the body ; devices for transducing body media or for taking media from the body ; devices for producing or ending sleep or stupor | A61M5/445 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-08-11 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | WETZEL, JOSEPH W. signed 2020-07-24 BENNER, JINGRU Z. signed 2020-07-25 METSACK, AUSTEN P. signed 2020-07-25 | WESTERN NEW ENGLAND UNIVERSITY SPRINGFIELD, MA | 53456/573 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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