Device with an Electromechanical Lock for the Safe Distribution of Blood or Hemocomponents

Abstract

A transparent rigid-material container ( 1 ), has an access mouth ( 11 ) and is fitted with a closing cover ( 2 ) with a rear appendix ( 21 ) for coupling, in an axial direction, with the container mouth ( 11 ); with the container mouth ( 11 ) and the rear appendix ( 21 ) of the cover presenting similar, irregular outlines for coupling in a single position; and the cover ( 21 ) includes an electronic circuit ( 3 ) that includes an electronic control card ( 31 ), and a data memory ( 33 ), a data entry and downloading arrangement ( 32 a, 32 b, 32 c ), a data display screen ( 34 ), an electric battery ( 35 ) and a low-consumption electromechanical lock ( 36 ), all connected with the data memory ( 33 ).

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A device with electromechanical locking for secure distribution of blood or hemocomponents comprising:
 a transparent rigid container having an access mouth, and   a closing cover with a rear appendix for coupling, in an axial direction, with the container mouth, with the container mouth and the rear appendix of the cover presenting similar, irregular outlines for coupling in a single position; and   wherein said cover includes an electronic circuit that comprises:
 an electronic control card, and 
 components connected with the electronic control card, the components including:
 a data memory for storing specific patient identification details, 
 a information display screen, 
 an electric battery, 
 a low-consumption electromechanical lock, and 
 at least one data entry and downloading device for uploading and downloading data and unblocking the electromechanical lock by entering patient identification data and biunivocal correspondence with data held in the memory. 
 
   
     
     
         2 . A device in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein:
 said container includes a lateral seating adjacent the mouth, and   the electromechanical lock comprises:
 a stop a that is movable between a protruding blocking position in which said stop is housed inside said lateral seating defined in the container adjacent the mouth and a non-operative position in which said stop a is housed inside the cover permitting the release of the container and 
 an electric low-consumption blocking device for moving the stop and governed by the electronic control card of which operates in response to at least one of codes and data received via the at least one data entry and downloading device. 
   
     
     
         3 . A device in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the at least one data entry and downloading device includes a keypad that is accessible from outside the cover. 
     
     
         4 . A device in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the at least one data entry and downloading device includes a wireless transmitter-receiver. 
     
     
         5 . A device in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the at least one data entry and downloading device includes a connection for external data processing and recording devices. 
     
     
         6 . A device in accordance with  claim 2 , wherein the movable blocking device for the stop includes an electric low-consumption piezoelectric mechanism. 
     
     
         7 . A device in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein cover comprises a temperature sensor at a rear end thereof that is connected to the electronic control card for detection and recording of temperature changes inside the container during device usage. 
     
     
         8 . A device in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the cover comprises an acoustic signal emitter connected to the electronic control card, for emission of acoustic signals indicating acceptance or rejection of entered data. 
     
     
         9 . A device in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the entered data includes electromechanical lock opening codes.