Patent ID: 11857495
Assignee: nan
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  F | IPC A  F

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus comprising:
a handheld, portable environmental control sleeve (ECS) configured for controlling at least one environmental condition of a drug contained within a drug delivery or storage device (DDSD) comprising a drug reservoir for containing the drug and a unit setting knob, the ECS including:
a thermal insulation material,
a phase change material and
any two or more of: a power source, a processor, at least one electrical contact, at least one indicator, at least one switch, at least one environmental condition sensor, a wireless transceiver, and at least one heat dissipater,

wherein:
upon the ECS receiving at least a portion of the DDSD, the at least one environmental condition of the drug contained within the DDSD is controlled by the thermal insulation material and the phase change material to be within a predetermined range,
the apparatus is shaped as a cap having an interior portion, a closed end and an open end,
the interior portion of the cap is configured to:
enclose the drug reservoir of the DDSD, and
allow the unit setting knob to protrude out of the open end of the cap.