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Portable Cold Storage Pack for a Blood Bag

  • US 20150069072A1
  • Filed: 11/06/2013
  • Published: 03/12/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/06/2012
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A portable storage pack for a blood bag that maintains a lower temperature within the blood bag during transport and transfusion, the storage pack comprising:

  • a substantially flat outer shell having a first cover and a second cover being pivotally connected with a first flexible hinge along a first common edge, and a second flexible hinge along a second common edge, wherein the first cover, the second cover, and the flexible hinges each contain insulating material, further wherein the second common edge comprises a hanging strap;

    an internal cavity within the first cover and the second cover, wherein the internal cavity is configured to removably hold a blood bag, wherein the blood bag comprises two access ports and a label affixed to a first surface of the blood bag;

    a first opening into the internal cavity that extends along a third common edge of the first cover and the second cover, and a second opening into the internal cavity that extends along a fourth common edge of the first cover and the second cover, wherein the first and second openings are configured to removably receive the blood bag into the internal cavity,wherein a top surface of the first cover further comprises a transparent window into the internal cavity and a temperature gauge that measures the temperature within the internal cavity;

    wherein prior to insertion of the blood bag into the internal cavity, the storage pack is refrigerated to a temperature of 1 to 6°

    C.,wherein the blood bag is removably inserted into the outer shell through the first opening and the second opening, such that the blood bag access ports are oriented in a direction opposite to the second common edge and the blood bag label is viewable through the transparent window on the top surface of the first cover;

    a first attachment strap that attaches the first cover to the second cover along the third common edge over the first opening once the blood bag has been inserted; and

    a second attachment strap attaches the first cover to the second cover along the fourth common edge over the second opening once the blood bag has been inserted, wherein the attached second attachment strap allows both access ports of the blood bag to be accessed through the second opening without removing the blood bag from the outer shell.

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