# US 7,611,012 B2 · Insulin syringe storage rack

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- Number: US 7,611,012 B2
- Document ID: US7611012B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 11/858,875
- Filed: 2007-09-20
- Published: 2009-01-29
- Granted: 2009-11-03
- Earliest claimed: 2007-07-24
- Inventors: Michelle Ross
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US7611012B2

## CPC

- A61M 5/008: {Racks for supporting syringes or needles}
- F25D 25/00: Charging, supporting, and discharging the articles to be cooled
- F25D 2331/809: Holders
- A61M: DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY (introducing media into or onto the bodies of animals A61D7/00; means for inserting tampons A61F13/26; devices for administering food or medicines orally A61J; containers for collecting, storing or administering blood or medical fluids A61J1/05); DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY (surgery A61B; chemical aspects of surgical articles A61L); DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR {(Electrotherapy, e.g. producing anaesthesia by the use of alternating or intermittent currents A61N1/36021)}
- 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

An insulin syringe storage rack comprised of: a first side surface and a second side surface, both being substantially vertical and having a top edge; a top surface being substantially horizontal and supported by the first and second side surfaces; a plurality of apertures positioned on the top surface and sized to receive an insulin syringe; and a plurality of tubular structures, each positioned below the top surface and corresponding to one of the apertures and adapted to receive and vertically support said insulin syringe. Alternate embodiments of the insulin syringe storage rack can further include one or more additional storage receptacles a front side surface and/or a rear side surface, and space for disposing indicia thereon.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A mildew resistant syringe storage rack system adapted for insulin syringes to store a plurality of pre-drawn insulin dosages in a refrigerator comprised of:
a first side surface, said first side surface being vertical and having a first top edge;
a second side surface, said second side surface being vertical and having a second top edge;
a horizontal top surface, said horizontal top surface extending between said first side surface and said second side surface at said first top edge of said first side surface and said second top edge of said second top edge;
at least one insulin syringe having a first finger tab and a second finger tab wherein said first finger tab and said second finger rest on said horizontal top surface, said first finger tab and said second finger tab equally supporting the weight of said at least one insulin syringe;
a plurality of non-tapered tubular structures positioned below said horizontal top surface, each of said plurality of tubular structures adapted to receive said at least one insulin syringe;
each of said plurality of tubular structures having a top opening and a bottom opening, said top opening and said bottom opening allowing the flow of air through each of said plurality of tubular structures; and
said plurality of tubular structures are of a sufficient diameter directly proportional to the circumference of said at least one insulin syringe, and of a diameter less than the widest point of said finger tabs of said at least one insulin syringe and which minimizes lateral movement of said syringes regardless of the size of said insulin syringe to minimize the contact of said at least one insulin syringe with the sides of said tubular structure.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The syringe storage rack system of claim 1, wherein said syringe storage rack further includes one or more additional storage receptacles for receiving at least one medical object selected from a group consisting of an alcohol jar, insulin packaging, an insulin box, an insulin vial, a swab, cotton balls, an adhesive bandage, testing equipment, a glucometer, an empty syringe, an unused syringe, a physician's instructions, a phone number, a list of medical symptoms, emergency information, a writing instrument, and combinations thereof.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The syringe storage rack system of claim 1, wherein said syringe storage rack system further includes at least one of a front side surface and a rear side surface.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The syringe storage rack system of claim 1, wherein said syringe storage rack is made of a material selected from a group consisting of plastic, metal, wood, and combinations thereof.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The syringe storage rack system of claim 1, wherein said horizontal top surface further includes at least one space for disposing indicia thereon, said indicia being selected from a group consisting of a writing, a printing, and at least one label.