The design and development of a portable thermostat apparatus for medical liquid based on Single-Chip-Microprocessor / 中国医学装备

ABSTRACT

Objective:Some medical liquid needs to be heated to the human body temperature, so the constant temperature case is a necessary equipment. But the common constant temperature case is often bulky, inconvenient application and the price is very high, so this paper is mainly to develop a convenient and cheap thermostat device for medical liquid heating.Methods:The system used single-chip microcomputer for temperature control. The temperature sensor collected and displayed the temperature of the box when the temperature was set up. Then the heating module started when the temperature was lower than the set point, and stopped heating when reaching to the set point.Results: The temperature control effect of constant temperature case tested by calibrated mercury thermometer, the temperature of constant temperature case was not significantly different from that of mercury thermometer.Conclusion: The portable constant temperature case for medical liquid have the characteristics of precise temperature control, high temperature resolution, and small temperature fluctuations. It can meet the clinical needs and be worth to popularizing in clinical applications.