Heater-Cooler Infection: Heater-Cooler Devices' Regrettable Hazards https://www.lezdotechmed.com/blog/product-liability/3t-heater-cooler-infection/ Almost all open-heart or open-chest bypass procedures employ heater-cooler units to control the patient's body temperature. The proliferation of a type of bacterium known as nontuberculous mycobacteria has been related to the most widely used heater-cooler model, LivaNova's Stockert 3T. If you acquired a heater-cooler infection after open heart surgery, you might be entitled to file a claim. heatercoolerinfection