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A temperature control system includes a cabinet or system housing having a plurality of drawers for containing intravenous solution bags or other medical items. Each drawer is individually controlled, and generally includes a window and a plurality of sub-compartments with each sub-compartment accom

A temperature control system includes a cabinet or system housing having a plurality of drawers for containing intravenous solution bags or other medical items. Each drawer is individually controlled, and generally includes a window and a plurality of sub-compartments with each sub-compartment accommodating an intravenous solution bag or other medical item. The drawers are each pivotable relative to the system housing to permit access to the sub-compartments, while the drawer windows enable the intravenous solution bags to be viewed during heating. A heating element is typically disposed beneath each drawer bottom wall to apply heat to walls of corresponding sub-compartments and evenly distribute heat to intravenous solution bags contained within those sub-compartments. Each drawer is associated with a controller that controls the heating element to apply heat to the corresponding drawer sub-compartments in accordance with a comparison between desired and measured temperatures associated with that drawer. Alternatively, the system may include a single common controller to control the heating element of each drawer based on the desired and measured temperatures associated with that drawer. The temperature control system may be mounted on a wall, intravenous (IV) pole, transportable cart or other suitable structure via a support mechanism. In addition, several temperature control systems may be mounted in a stacked or other arrangement on a transportable cart or other structure to provide heating capability for numerous medical items.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. A temperature control system for heating medical items to desired temperatures comprising:a system housing;a heating chamber disposed within said housing for receiving at least one medical item and heating said at least one medical item to a desired temperature, wherein

[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. A temperature control system for heating medical items to desired temperatures comprising:a system housing;a heating chamber disposed within said housing for receiving at least one medical item and heating said at least one medical item to a desired temperature, wherein said heating chamber includes:a medical item support structure to support said at least one medical item within said heating chamber and including at least one receptacle each for receiving a corresponding medical item and heating said corresponding medical item to said desired temperature, wherein said each receptacle is defined by a first thermally conductive wall and a plurality of secondary thermally conductive walls and said medical item support structure is manipulable relative to said housing to facilitate entry and removal of said at least one medical item within said system;a temperature sensor for measuring a temperature of said heating chamber; anda heater for applying heat to said first wall of each said receptacle;wherein said secondary walls of said each receptacle are arranged to conduct heat from the first wall of said each receptacle and distribute said conducted heat about said corresponding medical item contained within that receptacle to heat said corresponding medical item to said desired temperature; anda controller to facilitate entry of said desired temperature for said heating chamber and to control said heater to heat said at least one medical item to said desired temperature in response to said temperature measured by said temperature sensor.