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Stockert3THeater-CoolerLawsuits...Thebodiesofopenheartsurgerypatientscannotaffordexternalstressors;however,theStöckert3Theater-coolerdevice, ...

The bodies of open heart surgery patients cannot afford external stressors; however, the Stöckert 3T heater-cooler device, which is designed to control patients’ blood temperature during cardiac surgery, is doing just that.

Heater-cooler devices, which are used in over 250,000 open heart surgeries per year in the United States, are designed to keep patients’ circulating blood and organs at a specific temperature during the procedure. The water tanks of the heater-cooler devices provide cooling or warmth to patients’ bodies through the exchange of temperature-controlled water to heat exchangers or blankets.

The water does not come into direct contact with patients; however, contaminated water may enter other parts of the device and aerosolize, which leads to the transmission of bacteria through the device’s exhaust vent—into the air and into the ...