System and method for active cooling of stored blood products

摘要

A portable blood storage device includes an outer housing an inner housing. The outer housing defines the structure of the blood storage device. The inner housing is located within the outer housing and has an interior cavity for storing collected blood and/or blood components. The inner housing has an open top to allow access to the interior cavity. The storage device also has an inlet duct and a return duct located within the interior cavity. The inlet duct is fluidly connectable to a cooling device and brings conditioned air into the storage device when fluidly connected to the cooling device. The return duct is also fluidly connectable to the cooling device and returns exhaust air to the cooling device when fluidly connected.

主权项

1. A portable blood storage device comprising:
an outer housing defining the structure of the blood storage device; an inner housing located within the outer housing and having an interior cavity for storing a plurality of storage containers containing blood and/or blood components, the inner housing having an open top to allow access to the interior cavity; a tubular inlet duct fluidly connectable to a cooling device and extending into and spanning at least a portion of the interior cavity of the storage device, the tubular inlet duct bringing conditioned air into the storage device when fluidly connected to the cooling device, the cooling device being separate from the portable blood storage device; and a tubular return duct fluidly connectable to the cooling device and extending into and spanning at least a portion of the interior cavity of the inner housing, the tubular return duct returning exhaust air to the cooling device when fluidly connected to the cooling device, wherein the portable blood storage device is adapted to be transported away from the cooling device.