US 12,109,146 B1
Fluid thermal management storage apparatuses and methods
Buddy Stefanoff, Owasso, OK (US)
Filed by Buddy Stefanoff, Owasso, OK (US)
Filed on May 26, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/883,198.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/853,136, filed on May 27, 2019.
Int. Cl. A61F 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 7/007 (2013.01) [A61F 7/0085 (2013.01); A61F 2007/0076 (2013.01); A61F 2007/0093 (2013.01); A61F 2007/0096 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising:
a dewar vessel having a heatsink mounted to a lid of the dewar vessel, the dewar vessel being configured to receive and retain a bag of whole blood, the lid being releasably secured to the dewar vessel;
a thermoelectric sub-assembly mounted to the heatsink, the thermoelectric sub-assembly comprising:
a solid-state thermoelectric element;
a fan disposed below the solid-state thermoelectric element for circulating air within the dewar vessel; and
a controller comprising a processor and memory, the processor executing instructions to maintain the bag of whole blood at a safe operational temperature for a period of time.