A warming device for an IV fluid line according to the present invention
includes a warmer unit and a wye type fitting with an injection site. The
warmer unit includes a tube for intravenous fluid and channels containing
a warming fluid to heat the IV tube. One fitting branch is connected to
an intravenous fluid source, while the remaining branch houses the
injection site. The injection site branch includes an injection safety
member that ensures a syringe needle or other instrument is contained
within the fitting to prevent rupture of the IV tube. The warming device
may include an additional wye type fitting coupled to the initial fitting
and including another injection site, where the fittings typically
exclude the safety member. A syringe needle is inserted into the
additional injection site to prevent rupture of the IV tube. In addition,
the warming device may be configured for needleless injections.