Tim A Bell

US Patent:

20190175448, Jun 13, 2019

Filed:

Dec 13, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/841170

Inventors:

- Irvine CA, US
Tim Bell - Irvine CA, US
Jim Sunabe - Fullerton CA, US

International Classification:

A61J 1/14
B65D 75/14
B65D 81/03
B65D 81/07
A61J 1/10
A61J 1/16

Abstract:

Methods, apparatus, and device, such as a blood bag envelope, that protects a blood bag during storage and/or transport. The blood bag envelope holds a blood bag or a metal cassette that contains the blood bag. The envelope includes multiple panels. The multiple panels include a top panel, a first edge panel, a second edge panel, a front panel and a bottom panel. The multiple panels are configured to fold to form the enclosure to hold the blood bag. The envelope includes a first fastening device connected to an inner surface of the top panel. The envelope includes a suspension device that is suspended from the first fastening device. The suspension device is configured to suspend the blood bag within the enclosure when the multiple panels are folded to form the enclosure.