Patent ID: 8758321

Claim:
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.