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US 7,597,196 B2Granted
Insulated medication carrying case
OwnerPhyllis Langoneinventor
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Abstract
A portable device for transporting or storing pharmaceuticals under refrigeration. The pharmaceuticals can be in a medication container or medical device, such as a syringe. A user chills the entire device or a cooling component within the device, and then places the pharmaceutical item inside the device and closes the device around it. The pharmaceutical device may then be transported while being kept at a reduced temperature by the device.
Claims7
A device for storing and transporting medication, comprising:
- an outer shell, having an interior surface and an exterior surface, said shell being split substantially along its horizontal midline into a top section and a bottom section, each section having an open edge, wherein said top section and said bottom section are joined along a longitudinal edge such that said open edges of said sections open away from each other and close towards each other;
- at least one cooling component, wherein said sections house said at least one cooling component;
- at least one insert having at least one protrusion to restrict motion of a medication container placed within said device,
- wherein said at least one insert removably couples with an open edge of one of said sections to secure said at least one cooling component within said one section;
- and
- at least one closure mechanism.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.