A personal thermoelectric-cooling and heating case includes a first rigid chamber and a temperature regulated second rigid chamber. The first rigid chamber accommodates electronic circuitry. The first rigid chamber also extends lengthwise along a longitudinal axis and includes a first end portion, a second end portion, and a thermoelectric-cooling device. The temperature regulated second rigid chamber includes a bay structure configured to accommodate an item that is subject to temperature regulation. The temperature regulated second rigid chamber (i) extends lengthwise along a longitudinal axis and includes a first end portion and a second end portion, (ii) is coupleable to the first rigid chamber in a lengthwise direction, and (iii) includes a direct heating element thermally coupled to the bay structure. The first rigid chamber and the temperature regulated second rigid chamber together form a housing.

A temperature control bottle assembly for heating and cooling drinks includes a base control apparatus and at least one conductive bottle apparatus. The base control apparatus comprises a cylindrical housing having a pair of semicircular depressions extending towards a bottom side defining a left half, a right half, and a divider wall extending therebetween. A heat exchange is coupled within an inner cavity and comprises a CPU, a heating element disposed beneath the right half, and a cooling filament disposed beneath the left half. A power supply and a plurality of controls are in operational communication with the heat exchange. The conductive bottle apparatus comprises a bottle and a thermally conductive bottom plate coupled to the bottle. The bottom plate has a pair of semicircular protrusions corresponding to, and selectively engageable with, the pair of depressions of the housing to control the temperature of the bottle contents.

Disclosed is a refrigerating device that includes: a refrigeration mechanism; and a cooling chamber. The cooling chamber is operatively coupled to the refrigeration mechanism using any or a combination of a latching mechanism and a screwing mechanism, and is configured to hold a load to be cooled. The refrigeration mechanism can be a thermo-electric assembly (TEA) and the device can include a proportional integral derivative (PID) controller to set and regulate temperature inside the cooling chamber. The cooling chamber can be a vacuum flask, open end of the vacuum flask configured to be thermally sealed with the TEA. The vacuum flask provides thermal insulation between the load and ambient environment. In an exemplary embodiment, the vacuum flask can be thermally sealed with the TEA by configuring the TEA in a collar of thermal insulation, the collar configured to hold the vacuum flask by means of threads configured on the collar and the vacuum flask.

A supple carrier for carrying a container of medically useful solution or suspension. The supple carrier includes a first monitoring window providing a first visualization perspective of the container contained by the envelope and one or more adjustable pressurizers. The supple carrier can delay the temperature change of the medically useful solution or suspension carried by the carrier.

A medical transport system can include a sleeve configured to receive a reservoir therein and a transport container including a compartment configured to receive the sleeve and the reservoir therein. The transport container can include a controller configured to receive from the sleeve an identity of the sleeve or the reservoir, verify the identity of the sleeve, and log receipt and storage of the sleeve.

A system for storing breast milk includes a container having a top opening and a bottom recess extending into an interior of the container towards the top opening. A container cap is configured to attach to the container and cover the top opening. The container cap includes a probe thermometer having a sensing tip positioned above the bottom recess when the container cap is attached to the container. A non-insulated cooling base has a protrusion configured to mate within the recess when the container is resting on the base. An insulated shell assembly includes a top and bottom configured to connect to each other, wherein the shell assembly is configured to at least partially encapsulate the container, the container cap and the cooling base.

This disclosure relates to a system for freezing, transporting, storing and thawing aqueous solutions of biological materials, in particular those used in chemical and pharmaceutical processes. In particular, this disclosure relates to ice-crust attenuator devices to prevent ice-crust formation at the top of the solution. The ice-crust attenuator devices (10) have an internal cavity comprising a phase change material to improve thermal insulation. The ice-crust attenuator device may comprise an internal wall made of a moldable material configured to attain a good thermal contact between the ice-crust attenuator device and the outer surface of the container. In another embodiment, the ice-crust attenuator device is configured to be placed in a refrigerated cavity and in contact with the upper surface of a moldable container, to keep the top of the container under insulated conditions. The ice-crust attenuator device may be connected to a holder to accommodate the moldable container.

This invention relates to an article that evenly cools a liquid in a container such as, for example, milk in an infant bottle, in a relatively short amount of time, without diluting the liquid. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.

One or more biting elements of a teething system are cooled to below ambient temperature, while a handle of the teething system is left at ambient temperature. One of the biting elements is selected by the caregiver and is inserted into a receptacle in the handle. As assembled, a cooled teething surface on the biting element is exposed so that a baby may bite it, but at the same time the baby's hands are insulated by the handle from contacting the cooled biting element.

A pacifier for cooling of oral tissue including: a nipple having an outer shell forming an outer chamber which is configured to retain a first cooling medium having a freezing temperature below 0 degrees Celsius, an inner shell forming an inner chamber positioned inside the outer chamber and which is configured to retain a second cooling medium having a freezing temperature above the freezing point temperature of the first cooling medium to assist in chilling the first cooling medium; a handle coupled to a proximate end of the nipple; and a shield positioned between the handle and the proximate end of the nipple.