Cooling system for ocular infusion solution
US5514094A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 14, 1994 |
| Grant date | May 7, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 14, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2205/3673
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A cooling system including a thermoelectric module, a detachable chilling cassette unit, control electronics, and temperature sensors, the cooling system delivering an ocular infusion solution to an irrigation site at a desired temperature. The control electronics, in response to inputs from the temperature sensors, control the thermoelectric module which regulates the transfer of heat from the ocular infusion solution passing through the chilling cassette. The chilling cassette is reusable after autoclave sterilization.
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