Title:
THERMAL ENVELOPE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO1999019652
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
This invention discloses a thermal envelope including a pouch (12) and a flap that closes the pouch and a thermal capacitance material (18) that lines the pouch, wherein the thermal capacitance material (18) has an initial temperature in a temperature range of -5 DEG C to 20 DEG C, characterized by the thermal capacitance material having a thermal capacitance that maintains a temperature of the medical sample placed in the pouch (12) within the temperature range during a period of time not more than 7 hours from the time the medical sample was placed in the pouch. A method for sending a medical sample from a sampling site to a laboratory is also disclosed.
Inventors:
RADOMSKY RONEN (IL)
GORLOVITSKY BARUCH (IL)
AMISAR SHAI (IL)
GORLOVITSKY BARUCH (IL)
AMISAR SHAI (IL)
Application Number:
PCT/IL1998/000492
Publication Date:
July 22, 1999
Filing Date:
October 11, 1998
Export Citation:
Assignee:
RADOMSKY RONEN (IL)
GORLOVITSKY BARUCH (IL)
AMISAR SHAI (IL)
GORLOVITSKY BARUCH (IL)
AMISAR SHAI (IL)
International Classes:
A61B19/02; B65D81/18; B65D81/38; A61B10/00; (IPC1-7): B65D23/08
Foreign References:
| US5069208A | 1991-12-03 | |||
| US5840080A | 1998-11-24 | |||
| US5865314A | 1999-02-02 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 1029191A4
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