# US 2017/0281291 A1 · A storage device for medical equipment > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2017/0281291 A1 - Document ID: US20170281291A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/508,566 - Filed: 2015-09-03 - Published: 2017-10-05 - Earliest claimed: 2014-09-03 - Inventors: Daniel Mark Garratt; Simon Teasdale - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20170281291A1 ## CPC - A61B 50/31: Carrying cases or bags, e.g. doctors' bags - A45C 13/02: Interior fittings; Means, {e.g. inserts,} for holding and packing articles - A61B 50/20: Holders specially adapted for surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments (drapes with means to hold surgical instruments A61B46/23; for catheters A61M25/02) - A61B 2050/0088: {Zip} - A61B 2050/3011: {having carrying handles} - A61B 2050/314: {Flexible bags or pouches} - A61F 17/00: First-aid kits - A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D) - A45C: PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS - A61F: FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS (dental prosthetics A61C) ## Abstract A storage device for carrying medical equipment having an outer shell that is reconfigurable between a closed configuration and an open configuration. The outer shell includes first and second side panels and a fastener is provided for holding the outer shell in the closed configuration. A first support panel has support elements on its inner and outer surfaces for securing medical equipment to the first support panel. In a first configuration the first support panel covers the inner surface of the first side panel and the outer surface of the first support panel is outwardly facing and accessible and the first support panel is pivotable to a second configuration in which the inner surface of the first side panel is uncovered and both the inner surface of the first side panel and the inner surface of the first support panel are outwardly facing and accessible. A second support panel including support elements is secured within the outer shell such that in a first configuration the second support panel covers the inner surface of the second side panel and the outer surface of the second support panel is outwardly facing and accessible, and is pivotable to a second configuration in which the inner surface of the second side panel is uncovered and both the inner surface of the second side panel and the inner surface of the second support panel are outwardly facing and accessible. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A storage device for carrying medical equipment comprising: an outer shell reconfigurable between a closed configuration and an open configuration, the outer shell including first and second side panels having inner and outer surfaces; a first support panel having inner and outer surfaces each including support elements for securing medical equipment to the first support panel, the first support panel being secured within the outer shell such that, when the outer shell is open, in a first configuration the first support panel covers the inner surface of the first side panel and the outer surface of the first support panel is outwardly facing and accessible, the first support panel being pivotable to a second configuration in which the inner surface of the first side panel is uncovered and both the inner surface of the first side panel and the inner surface of the first support panel are outwardly facing and accessible; and a second support panel having inner and outer surfaces each including support elements for securing medical equipment to the second support panel, the second support panel being secured within the outer shell such that in a first configuration the second support panel covers the inner surface of the second side panel and the outer surface of the second support panel is outwardly facing and accessible, the second support panel being pivotable to a second configuration in which the inner surface of the second side panel is uncovered and both the inner surface of the second side panel and the inner surface of the second support panel are outwardly facing and accessible. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) A storage device according to claim 1 wherein the inner surfaces of the first and second side panels define support panels and include support elements for securing medical equipment to the first and second side panels. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) A storage device according to claim 1 wherein the first support panel is pivotally secured to the first side panel along one edge, and in the first configuration the inner surface of the first support panels is facing the inner surface of the first side panel and in the second configuration the first support panels and first side panel are side by side. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) A storage device according to claim 1 wherein the second support panel is pivotally secured to the second side panel along one edge, and wherein in the second configuration the inner surface of the second support panel is facing the inner surface of the second side panel and in the second configuration the second support panel and second side panel are side by side. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) A storage device according to claim 4 wherein the first and second support panels are arranged such that when the outer shell is opened both panels are in the first configuration. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) A storage device according to claim 5 wherein the outer shell comprises first and second shell sections hingedly connected along a common edge. ### Claim 7 (depends on 7) A storage device according to claim 7 further comprising a fastener for holding the outer shell in the closed configuration, the fastener comprising a zip fastener extending along the open edges of the shell sections, the zip fastener includes two sliders arranged to close the zip from opposing ends in a direction towards each other, the storage device further including a pair of handles secured to shell sections and located on either side of the zip fastener at a common location along the length of the zip, the handles being arranged to enable a person to impart forces in opposing directions away from the zip in transverse to the length of the zip to open the zip when the zip is closed with the sliders both located at a stop position coincident with the handle. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) A support device according to claim 6 wherein the first support panel is located within the first outer shell section and the second support panel is located in the second outer shell section, and in the open configuration the first and second support panels are located on opposing side of the hinge line of the outer shell and are arranged to pivot away from the hinge line to the second configuration in a direction transverse to the hinge line. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) A support device according to claim 8 wherein the first and second support panels include an inner edge arranged adjacent the hinge line of the outer shell, and an opposing outer edge along which the first and second panels are secured to the outer shell. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) A storage device according to claim 1 wherein the support elements are configured to secure the medical apparatus to the support panels such that the apparatus are visible and openly accessible. ### Claim 11 (depends on 5) A storage device according to claim 5 wherein at least some of the support elements comprise elastic loops. ### Claim 12 A storage device for carrying medical equipment comprising: an outer shell reconfigurable between a closed configuration and an open configuration; a plurality of support surfaces located within the outer shell each including support elements for releasably securing medical apparatus thereto in an openly accessible and releasable manner, the plurality of support surfaces including a first support surface having a kit of bleed equipment secured thereto, a second support surface having a kit of airway equipment secured thereto, a third support surface having a kit of respiratory equipment secured thereto, a fourth support surface having a kit of circulatory equipment secured thereto, and a fifth support surface having at least one of thermal and casualty handling equipment secured thereto; wherein the first support surface is arranged such that it is outwardly facing and the medical kit secured thereto is immediately accessible when the outer shell is opened, and the support surfaces are reconfigurable to enable subsequent sequential access to the second to the fifth support surfaces and the medical kit secured thereto. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) A storage device according to claim 12 wherein the outer shell includes first and second side panels each having inner surfaces, one of which defines the fifth support surface; a first support panel having an outer surface defining the first support surface and an inner surface defining the second support surface, the first support panel being secured within the outer shell such that, when the outer shell is open, in a first configuration the first support panel covers the inner surface of the first side panel and the outer surface of the first support panel is outwardly facing and accessible, the first support panel being pivotable to a second configuration in which the inner surface of the first side panel is uncovered and both the inner surface of the first side panel and the inner surface of the first support panel are outwardly facing and accessible; and a second support panel having an outer surface defining the third support surface and an inner surface defining the fourth support surface, the second support panel being secured within the outer shell such that in a first configuration the second support panel covers the inner surface of the second side panel and the outer surface of the second support panel is outwardly facing and accessible, the second support panel being pivotable to a second configuration in which the inner surface of the second side panel is uncovered and both the inner surface of the second side panel and the inner surface of the second support panel are outwardly facing and accessible. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) A support device according to claim 13 wherein the inner surface of the first side panel defines the fifth support surface, and the inner surface of the second side panel defines a six support surface a kit of supplementary circulatory equipment secured thereto in addition to the kit mounted to the fourth support surface. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) A support device according to claim 12 wherein in a first open configuration the first and third support surfaces are outwardly facing and arranged side by side, in a second configuration the first support surface is pivoted to present the second support surface and uncover the sixth support surface, and in a third open configuration the third support surface is pivoted to present the fourth support surface and uncover the fifth support surface. ### Claim 16 A bag comprising an opening and a fastener for closing the opening, the fastener comprising a zip fastener including two sliders arranged to close the zip from opposing ends in a direction towards each other, the bag further including a pair of handles secured located on either side of the zip fastener at a common location along the length of the zip, the handles being arranged to enable a person to impart forces in opposing directions away from the zip in transverse to the length of the zip to open the zip when the zip is closed with the sliders both located at a stop position coincident with the handle.