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A system for warming a fluid includes a fluid warmer having a housing that retains therein a heating element, and cartridge that is retained inside the housing and which receives heat from the heating element. The cartridge has a rigid plate having a first surface and a second opposing surface, with

A system for warming a fluid includes a fluid warmer having a housing that retains therein a heating element, and cartridge that is retained inside the housing and which receives heat from the heating element. The cartridge has a rigid plate having a first surface and a second opposing surface, with the plate having a meandering path provided therein. The cartridge also has a sheet of film that covers the first and second surfaces.

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1. A system for warming a fluid, comprising:a fluid warmer having a housing that retains therein a heating element,said housing comprising an upper section and a lower section hingedly joined at one side of the upper and lower sections, said upper and lower sections adapted to rotatably open; anda c

1. A system for warming a fluid, comprising:a fluid warmer having a housing that retains therein a heating element,said housing comprising an upper section and a lower section hingedly joined at one side of the upper and lower sections, said upper and lower sections adapted to rotatably open; anda cartridge that is retained inside the housing and which receives heat from the heating element, comprising:a rigid heat-conducting plate having a first surface and a second opposing surface, the plate having a meandering path provided therein; anda sheet of heat-conducting film that covers the first and second surfaces, said film being adapted to receive heat from the heating element wherein the fluid warmer includes:a heating element;a contact plate which thermally couples the heating element with the film of the cartridge, wherein the contact plate has a plurality of separate regions; anda plurality of thermistors that are operatively coupled to the cartridge and which are also coupled to a processor, with each of the plurality of thermistors and the processor controlling the fluid traveling through the plurality of separate regions to a different temperature. 2. A system for warming a fluid, comprising:a fluid warmer having a housing that retains therein a heating element,said housing comprising an upper section and a lower section hingedly joined at one side of the upper and lower sections, said upper and lower sections adapted to rotatably open; anda cartridge that is retained inside the housing and which receives heat from the heating element, comprising:a rigid heat-conducting plate having a first surface and a second opposing surface, the plate having a meandering path provided therein; anda sheet of heat-conducting film that covers the first and second surfaces, said film being adapted to receive heat from the heating element;wherein the fluid warmer further comprises temperature control thermistors between each contact plate region on the upper section and in contact with opposing contact plates on the lower section.