Insulated drug supply pouch

• Main Authors: RUCKER, HAL, BLAKELY, DAVID CHRISTOPHER
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 11.03.1992
• Subjects: BABY COMFORTERS; CONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICALPURPOSES; DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING FOOD OR MEDICINES ORALLY; DEVICES FOR RECEIVING SPITTLE; DEVICES OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BRINGINGPHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INTO PARTICULAR PHYSICAL ORADMINISTERING FORMS; DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; IDENTIFICATION; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; SURGERY

A belt worn and readily portable medical supply pouch (10) for holding a supply of drug containers (20) in a temperature stable and contamination resistant environment is disclosed. A substantially rectangular housing fabricated from a thick insulating material comprising a bottom (11), two side panels (14), a front (12) and a back (13) panel with an open top (15). A housing thus formed defines a cavity (25) therein for storing a supply of drug cartridges (20). A protective panel (16) extending across the opening (15) of the housing and angled downward into the cavity (25) is provided to prevent contamination from entering the cavity (25), while providing access by the hand of a user through the opening (15) and down into the cavity (25) for retrieving one of the drug containers (20). The housing is covered inside and out by a water-proof and contamination-resistant nylon material. Two belt loop members (18) are affixed to the back panel (13) of the housing, thus providing a means for attaching the pouch (10) to the waist belt of a user. An internal pocket (21) inside the cavity (25) of the housing is provided for containing a heating element for heating the interior cavity (25). An outside auxiliary pocket (17) is attached to the outside surface of the front panel (12), thus providing a means for storing items not requiring an insulated and contamination free environment.