# US 5,704,223 A · Thermoelectric medicine cooling bag > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 5,704,223 A - Document ID: US5704223A - Status: Granted - Kind: A - Application number: 08/674,686 - Filed: 1996-07-02 - Granted: 1998-01-06 - Earliest claimed: 1996-07-02 - Assignees: Emerging Technology Systems, L.L.C.; Empower Technologies, Inc. - Inventors: Edward Taylor MacPherson; Clifford A. Bridges; Richard K. Peters - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5704223A ## CPC - A61J 1/165: {Cooled holders, e.g. for medications, insulin, blood or plasma} - F25B 21/02: using Peltier effect; using Nernst-Ettinghausen effect - F25D 2331/8014: for medical use - F25D 2331/803: Bottles - F25D 2331/804: Boxes - A61J: CONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICAL PURPOSES; DEVICES OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BRINGING PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INTO PARTICULAR PHYSICAL OR ADMINISTERING FORMS; DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING FOOD OR MEDICINES ORALLY; BABY COMFORTERS; DEVICES FOR RECEIVING SPITTLE - F25B: REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS - F25D: REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (refrigerated showcases A47F3/04; thermally-insulated vessels for domestic use A47J41/00; refrigerated vehicles, see the appropriate subclasses of classes B60 - B64; containers with thermal insulation in general B65D81/38; heat-transfer, heat-exchange or heat-storage materials, e.g. refrigerants, or materials for the production of heat or cold by chemical reactions other than by combustion C09K5/00; thermally-insulated vessels for liquefied or solidified gases F17C; air-conditioning or air-humidification F24F; refrigeration machines, plants, or systems F25B; cooling of instruments or comparable apparatus without refrigeration G12B) ## Abstract A personal manually portable thermoelectric-cooling medicine kit, particularly for insulin, is provided. The medicine in the kit is cooled by a Peltier heat pump. The vials of medicine inside the kit are tilted to maximize heat transfer efficiency when the kit is either upright or laid flat. A cap is provided to shield an insulin vial from UV radiation while the case is open and the person is preparing for an injection. The kit includes components which are Velcro-attached to the lining of the kit. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A personal manually portable thermoelectric-cooling medicine kit comprising a portable box-like case, said case being capable of being opened, said case having a bearing face, a thermoelectric heat pump mounted in said case effective for cooling a vial of medicine, said heat pump having a cold plate and a heat sink, a source of portable electric power mounted in said case and being electrically connected to said heat pump, a container mounted in said case having a cavity effective for receiving a vial of insulin, said cavity having a longitudinal axis, said longitudinal axis being in angled relationship with said bearing face. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) A medicine kit according to claim 1, the angle between said longitudinal axis and said bearing face being about 20.degree.-40.degree.. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) A medicine kit according to claim 1, said cold plate having a substantially flat upper face, said cavity being configured so that when a vial of insulin having a substantially flat bottom is mounted therein, said bottom is parallel with and in direct physical contact with said upper face. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) A medicine kit according to claim 1, said kit having a first bearing face having a first cutaway portion and a second bearing face having a second cutaway portion, said first bearing face and said second bearing face being adjoining, said first cutaway portion and said second cutaway portion being adjoining such that when said kit is closed and a bearing face selected from the group consisting of said first bearing face and said second bearing face is placed on a flat surface, atmospheric air may communicate through a cutaway portion selected from the group consisting of said first cutaway portion and said second cutaway portion directly with said heat sink to dissipate heat therefrom. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) A medicine kit according to claim 4, a portion of said kit surrounding said heat sink, said heat sink projecting out from said portion surrounding said heat sink. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) A medicine kit according to claim 1, a vial of insulin mounted in said cavity, said case having mounted therein a plurality of components useful in the administration of insulin to a person. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) A medicine kit according to claim 6, said container mounted in said case having at least two cavities, each cavity effective for receiving a vial of insulin. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) A medicine kit according to claim 7, said container having at least three cavities, each cavity effective for receiving a vial of insulin. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) A medicine kit according to claim 1, further comprising a cap mounted in said case effective, while in a first position, to shield a vial of insulin stored in said cavity from ultraviolet radiation while said case is open, said cap biasable to a second position to permit said vial of insulin to be removed from said cavity. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) A medicine kit according to claim 1, said case having a lining, said case having removable mounted therein a plurality of components useful in administration of medicine to a person, said components being removable attached to said lining of said case by hook and loop fastening means. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) A medicine kit according to claim 10, said lining being washable such that said components may be removed and blood stains in said lining may be washed out of said lining. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) A medicine kit according to claim 11, said case having an exterior, said exterior being of flexible and insulated material.