Hill-rom Services, Inc.

Cincinnati Sub-zero Products, Inc.

Jerome B Batta

Dennis James Gallant

John W Ruehl

Edward W Catton

John C Gray

Anthony V Beran

Jacqueline C Aronhalt

A fluid disinfection unit [is incorporated into a patient warming/cooling system [], to reduce the risk of bacteria buildup in the warming/cooling fluid, which is typically water. More particularly, a mobile housing [contains the operable components for circulating warming/cooling fluid to a patient [, including a pump [], a heating/cooling source [, a reservoir [, a controller [] and a control panel [to assist a user in operating the components. The reservoir [has upper [] and lower [] sections, for replenishing water and circulating water, respectively. A UV source [is mounted so as to extend through both reservoir sections [], to simultaneously emit UV light into both sections during circulation of the warming/cooling fluid, thereby to disinfect the water contained therein. The UV source [] includes a bulb [protected within a transparent cover [that is completely transparent, and has been treated so as to be shatterproof. A sensor [mounted to the housing [detects the UV emission level within the reservoir [, and generates a signal to indicate the on/off status of the UV bulb [, and/or the magnitude of the UV light within the reservoir [

Fluid disinfection unit for patient temperature control system

A manifold assembly is provided which includes a manifold block having a gas inlet and a gas outlet. The block also includes a regulator inlet in a planar surface of the manifold block which is connected to the gas inlet. The regulator outlet is also provided in the planar surface spaced from the regulator inlet and connected to the gas outlet. A regulator is mounted to the manifold block at the planar surface and includes an inlet and outlet on a common wall of the regulator. The inlet and outlet of the regulator have the same spacing as and communicates with the regulator inlet and outlet of the manifold block. In the preferred embodiment, one of the inlet and outlet of the regulator is annular and encompasses the other.

Manifold and regulator apparatus

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Guilford, IN, United States of America

Jerome B Batta