Heating apparatus

Abstract

An heating apparatus capable of efficiently heating an object having a complex surface configuration and fluids such as gases or liquids, and being simple, easy to handle, and usable in sites for emergency medical treatments such as blood transfusion is provided. The heating apparatus includes a flexible, thermal conductive member to contact with a heater, and is capable of efficiently heating an object being heated by bringing the object into contact with the thermal conductive member to have the thermal conductive member following a surface configuration of the object and closely contacting the object without a gap therebetween.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A heating apparatus comprising a heater and a flexible, thermal conductive member, which contacts with the heater, and wherein an object being heated is brought into contact with the thermal conductive member to be heated.  
     
     
         2 . The heating apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising therein a space, in which a container containing a gas or a liquid is received.  
     
     
         3 . An heating apparatus comprising a heater, a detachable container, through which a gas or a liquid flows, and a flexible, thermal conductive member, which contacts with the heater, and wherein the container is brought into contact with the thermal conductive member to heat a gas or a liquid.  
     
     
         4 . The heating apparatus according to any one of  claims 1  to  3 , wherein the thermal conductive member is made of a silicone resin.