Medical Storage Case with Remote Unlocking Refrigerator with thermal Spoilage Protection

A controlled access pharmaceutical storage case comprising a frame having a base and a top, a plurality of storage spaces within said frame arranged vertically one above the other;

• and a pharmaceutical refrigerator located in said frame on said base, and including a refrigerator cabinet and a door that closes against the refrigerator cabinet;
• a remotely actuable refrigerator door lock for locking and unlocking the refrigerator door including a data port connecting with a programmed electronic control arrangement;
• a refrigeration circuit that includes a compressor mounted at the top of the storage case and having a pressure port and a suction port, a condenser coil coupled to said pressure port and leading to an expansion valve, followed by an evaporator coil within the refrigerator cabinet and being connected with the suction port of the compressor;
• wherein said compressor is adapted to be operable when powered by standard AC line power or when powered by DC battery power;
• AC power cables coupled to a source of said standard AC line power;
• a storage battery arrangement providing DC battery power to said compressor and to said electronic control arrangement;
• charging means coupled to said AC power cables for supplying charging power to said storage battery arrangement;
• power sensor means coupled with said AC power cables and said storage battery arrangement for sensing whether AC power is present and coupling the compressor to the AC power cables when AC power is present but connecting the compressor to the storage battery arrangement when AC power is absent;
• said power sensor means being coupled to a data input of said electronic control arrangement;
• said computer arrangement having an unlock facility operative for receiving unlock commands specific to the refrigerator door lock, and unlatch the refrigerator door lock upon receipt of said unlock command to permit authorized hospital personnel access to the contents of the refrigerator, but operative to disable said unlock facility and prevent access to the contents of the refrigerator if the power sensor means detects that the AC power is absent for a period of time that exceeds a predetermined time interval.