US Patent Issued to Eli Lilly and Co. on Nov. 25 for "Device and method for intravenous fluid warming" (Massachusetts, Indiana Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,478,746, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Eli Lilly and Co. (Indianapolis).

"Device and method for intravenous fluid warming" was invented by Alexander Joseph Baker (Cambridge, Mass.), Yan Liao (Zionsville, Ind.) and Candace Jean Scherer (Indianapolis).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for warming intravenous fluids is provided including a positioning holder configured to receive and support a tube for providing at least one intravenous fluid to a patient and a plurality of elongate heating fingers, wherein each elongate heating finger is configured to be independently manipulated such that said elongate heating finger contacts th...