Method for controlling a disinfection status of a temperature control device and temperature control device for human body temperature control during extracorporeal circulation
The present application relates to a method for controlling a disinfection status of a heater and/or cooler (24) for human body temperature control during extracorporeal circulation. The temperature control is conducted by use of a heat exchanger (10) and a temperature control liquid circulating through the heat exchanger (10) and the heater and/or cooler (24). The inventive method comprises using a long term disinfectant in the temperature control liquid, measuring and preferably recording the concentration of the disinfectant in the temperature control liquid (S2) and deducing a disinfectant status of the temperature control liquid from the measured concentration of the disinfectant in the temperature control liquid.
