Storage and transportation tray with cooling means

Abstract

Embodiments may relate to a storage and transportation tray for a manifold of cartridges filled with a liquid medicament. The tray comprises a planar bottom and at least one side wall at an outer edge of the bottom to form a storage volume with the bottom. The storage volume will accommodate the manifold of cartridges. The storage volume is accessible through an access opening formed by an upper edge of the at least one side wall. At least one cooling member or several cooling members may be thermally coupled with at least one of bottom; side wall and access opening. to keep the cartridges located in the storage volume refrigerated.

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         15 . A storage and transportation tray for a manifold of cartridges filled with a liquid medicament, the storage and transportation tray comprising:
 a planar bottom and at least one side wall at an outer edge of the bottom to form a storage volume with the bottom to accommodate the manifold of cartridges, wherein the storage volume is accessible through an access opening formed by an upper edge of the at least one side wall,   at least one cooling member thermally coupled with at least one of the bottom, the side wall and the access opening to keep the cartridges located in the storage volume refrigerated,   wherein at least one of the at least one side wall and the bottom comprises a fastening structure to releasably engage with a corresponding fastening structure of a cooling member filled with a coolant medium.   
     
     
         16 . The storage and transportation tray according to  claim 15 , wherein at least one of the cooling members forms at least one of the at least one side wall and the bottom and comprises a hollow shell filled with a coolant medium. 
     
     
         17 . The storage and transportation tray according to  claim 15 , wherein the cooling member comprises a planar cooling pad to cover the access opening and further comprises at least one cooling lamella extending into the storage volume to thermally couple with at least some of the manifold of cartridges. 
     
     
         18 . The storage and transportation tray according to  claim 15 , wherein the cooling member comprises a cooling line extending along or inside of at least one of the bottom and the at least one side wall. 
     
     
         19 . The storage and transportation tray according to  claim 18 , wherein the cooling line is in flow communication with a feed line extending into at least one of the bottom and the side wall and is further in flow communication with a discharge line extending out of at least one of the bottom and the side wall. 
     
     
         20 . The storage and transportation tray according to  claim 15 , wherein the cooling member comprises a refrigerating machine arranged inside at least one of the bottom, the at least one side wall and the storage volume and which is further coupled with a temperature sensor and a controller to keep the temperature inside the storage volume at a predefined level. 
     
     
         21 . The storage and transportation tray according to  claim 15 , wherein an upper edge of the side wall comprises a first stacking structure and wherein a lower edge of the side wall comprises a second stacking structure mating with the first stacking structure to form a stack of trays. 
     
     
         22 . A system comprising:
 an arrangement of at least two storage and transportation trays, each of the at least two storage and transportation trays comprising
 a planar bottom and at least one side wall at an outer edge of the bottom to form a storage volume with the bottom to accommodate the manifold of cartridges, wherein the storage volume is accessible through an access opening formed by an upper edge of the at least one side wall, 
 at least one cooling member thermally coupled with at least one of the bottom, the at least one side wall and the access opening to keep the cartridges located in the storage volume refrigerated, 
 wherein the at least one cooling member is arranged at least one of below, above and around the arrangement of storage and transport trays. 
   
     
     
         23 . The system according to  claim 22 , wherein the at least one cooling member is arranged between adjacently arranged storage and transportation trays. 
     
     
         24 . The system according to  claim 22 , wherein the cooling member is connectable with a cooling supply. 
     
     
         25 . The storage and transportation tray according to  claim 15 , wherein at least one of the at least one side wall and the bottom comprises a fastening structure to releasably engage with a corresponding fastening structure of a cooling member filled with a coolant medium. 
     
     
         26 . The storage and transportation tray according to  claim 15 , wherein the cooling member comprises a refrigerating machine and is further coupled with a temperature sensor and a controller to keep the temperature inside the storage volume at a predefined level. 
     
     
         27 . The storage and transportation tray according to  claim 15  wherein the cooling member comprises a planar cooling pad to cover the access opening and further comprises at least one cooling lamella extending into the storage volume to thermally couple with at least some of the manifold of cartridges. 
     
     
         28 . A cooling system to refrigerate an arrangement of storage and transportation trays, the cooling system comprising:
 a carriage to carry a support for an arrangement of trays; and   at least one cooling member to thermally couple with at least one of the support and the arrangement of trays.   
     
     
         29 . The cooling system according to  claim 28 , wherein the cooling member forms an enclosure to receive the carriage with an arrangement of trays located on the carriage. 
     
     
         30 . The cooling system according to  claim 28 , wherein the cooling member comprises a cooling layer arranged between the support and the carriage or between the support and a lowermost tray, wherein the cooling layer is connectable with a cooling supply. 
     
     
         31 . The cooling system according to  claim 30 , wherein the cooling layer is configured to receive a coolant from the cooling supply that is embedded in the cooling system or is provided on site. 
     
     
         32 . The cooling system according to  claim 28 , wherein the cooling member comprises a liftable and lowerable cooling bell to accommodate the arrangement of trays. 
     
     
         33 . The cooling system of  claim 28 , wherein the cooling system is engagable to at least one of a side wall, access opening, and bottom of a tray of the arrangement of trays. 
     
     
         34 . The cooling system of  claim 28 , wherein the cooling system includes:
 a refrigeration machine;   a temperature sensor; and   a controller configured to control a cooling strength of the refrigeration machine based on input from the temperature sensor.