IP Library Granted Patent US 8,674,656
Granted Patent B2
US 8,674,656 · App. 13/783,806 · Granted Mar 18, 2014

Carrying case and syringe system with same

Inventors: Toshiaki Iio (Ehime, JP); Yukihiro Takabatake (Ehime, JP)
Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
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Patent No.
US 8,674,656
App. No.
13/783,806
Granted
Mar 18, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A carrying case, which accommodates a pharmaceutical injection device for administering a pharmaceutical to a living body, comprises a case unit configured to accommodate the pharmaceutical injection device therein and a temperature regulation unit configured to regulate a temperature within the case unit. The temperature regulation unit includes: a cooling execution section configured to execute a cooling operation; a cooling fan configured to supply a cool air into the case unit; and a cooling control section configured to control the cooling execution section.

Claims (24)

1. A carrying case that accommodates a pharmaceutical injection device for administering a pharmaceutical to a living body, comprising:

a case unit configured to accommodate the pharmaceutical injection device therein; and

a temperature regulation unit configured to regulate a temperature within the case unit,

wherein the temperature regulation unit includes: a cooling execution section configured to execute a cooling operation; a cooling fan configured to supply a cool air into the case unit; and a cooling control section configured to control the cooling execution section.

2. The carrying case according to claim 1 ,

wherein the case unit further includes at least one temperature sensor, and

the cooling control section of the temperature regulation unit is configured to control the cooling execution section based on a value/values measured by the at least one temperature sensor.

3. The carrying case according to claim 1 , further comprising:

an electric charging device mounted in the case unit, the electric charging device including an electric charging terminal electrically connectable to the pharmaceutical injection device, the electric charging device being configured to electrically charge the pharmaceutical injection device,

wherein the temperature regulation unit is configured to be operated by electric power supplied from the electric charging device.

4. The carrying case according to claim 1 ,

wherein the case unit includes an openable/closable pair of a cover and a bottom case, and

the temperature regulation unit is configured to stop or start a cooling operation in conjunction with an opening action or a closing action of the cover and the bottom case.

5. The carrying case according to claim 1 , wherein the case unit is made of a material having either a thermal insulation property or a sealing property.

6. The carrying case according to claim 1 , wherein the case unit has a sealing member attached on an outer surface thereof.

7. The carrying case according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a display unit configured to display a temperature status in the inside of the case unit.

8. The carrying case according to claim 1 ,

wherein the case unit includes an inner case, and

the case unit further includes a third shock-absorbing member between the case unit and the inner case.

9. The carrying case according to claim 1 , wherein the case unit is antibacterial.

10. A syringe system, comprising:

the carrying case according to claim 1 ; and

the pharmaceutical injection device configured to be accommodated in the carrying case.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 29, 2018
From: PANASONIC HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
To: PHC HOLDINGS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 046459/0861 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 16, 2015
From: PANASONIC HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 035210/0403 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 27, 2014
From: PANASONIC CORPORATION
To: PANASONIC HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 032360/0795 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2008-292793 · Nov 14, 2008 · national
Continuity (2)
Division 13128940
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