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Methods and apparatus for producing saline slush for surgical applications. Producing surgical saline slush in a slush bottle that is a rigid or semi-rigid, high integrity, sturdy container that resists punctures and leaks to better maintain a sterile barrier and does not rely on having an external

Methods and apparatus for producing saline slush for surgical applications. Producing surgical saline slush in a slush bottle that is a rigid or semi-rigid, high integrity, sturdy container that resists punctures and leaks to better maintain a sterile barrier and does not rely on having an external object placed in the fluid to mix the slush. Slush is agitated by rotating the slush bottle within a slush bottle carriage around an axis of rotation. Agitation of the slush may be increased by including an agitation feature such as at least one fin in one or more sidewalls of the slush bottle. The rotating slush bottle is chilled. One variation is to keep the sterile saline in a flexible container and tumble the flexible container in a rotating slush bottle. Other variations are suggested.

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What is claimed is: 1. A system for production of sterile saline slush for use in medical procedures, the system comprising:a device comprising:a housing to define an interior of the device from an exterior of the device, the housing having at least one opening for receipt of a slush bottle, the slu

What is claimed is: 1. A system for production of sterile saline slush for use in medical procedures, the system comprising:a device comprising:a housing to define an interior of the device from an exterior of the device, the housing having at least one opening for receipt of a slush bottle, the slush bottle receiving a flexible container containing sterile saline solution; andan assembly to receive the slush bottle and to rotate the slush bottle along an axis of rotation to agitate a slush/saline slurry within the slush bottle as the slush bottle is rotated while exposed to air cooled sufficiently to freeze the saline solution placed in the slush bottle and;wherein the slush/saline slurry within the slush bottle is contained within the flexible container that tumbles as the slush bottle rotates.