People can damage their medicines by taking them outside in hot or cold weather. On the other hand, some people need to carry their medicines with them wherever they go (even if the weather is extremely hot or cold). Specially constructed storage systems can protect medicines from damage due to hot
People can damage their medicines by taking them outside in hot or cold weather. On the other hand, some people need to carry their medicines with them wherever they go (even if the weather is extremely hot or cold). Specially constructed storage systems can protect medicines from damage due to hot and cold weather without requiring bulky structures or expensive components that consume electricity to regulate temperature.
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1. A medicine storage system comprising: an insulated container having an opening;a lid configured to cover the opening;a phase change system located inside the insulated container; anda tube located inside the insulated container such that the tube is in fluid communication with the opening, wherei
1. A medicine storage system comprising: an insulated container having an opening;a lid configured to cover the opening;a phase change system located inside the insulated container; anda tube located inside the insulated container such that the tube is in fluid communication with the opening, wherein the storage system is configured to enable inserting a medicine through the opening and into the tube,wherein the phase change system comprises a first phase change material and a second phase change material, the first phase change material having a first melting temperature greater than 40 degrees Fahrenheit and less than 74 degrees Fahrenheit, and the second phase change material having a second melting temperature greater than 74 degrees Fahrenheit and less than 100 degrees Fahrenheit. 2. The storage system of claim 1, wherein the phase change system comprises a first flexible bag having the first phase change material and a second flexible bag having the second phase change material. 3. The storage system of claim 2, wherein the first and second flexible bags are located inside the insulated container and outside the tube such that the first flexible bag is located between an inner wall of the insulated container and an outer wall of the tube. 4. The storage system of claim 3, wherein first and second flexible bags are mechanically coupled to each other but fluidly isolate the first phase change material from the second phase change material. 5. The storage system of claim 3, wherein the outer wall of the tube comprises a first ventilation channel configured to enable airflow between an area inside the tube and the phase change system. 6. The storage system of claim 5, wherein the outer wall of the tube comprises a second ventilation channel located on an opposite side of the tube relative to the first ventilation channel, and wherein the insulated container is insulated by a vacuum chamber. 7. The storage system of claim 2, wherein the first flexible bag comprises at least two fluidly isolated chambers having the first phase change material. 8. The storage system of claim 7, wherein the second flexible bag comprises at least two fluidly isolated chambers having the second phase change material, the first flexible bag is wrapped at least partially around the tube, and the second flexible bag is wrapped at least partially around the tube. 9. The storage system of claim 8, wherein at least one of the first flexible bag is wrapped at least partially around the second flexible bag and the second flexible bag is wrapped at least partially around the first flexible bag. 10. The storage system of claim 2, wherein the insulated container is insulated by a vacuum chamber, the phase change system is wrapped around the tube, the insulated container comprises a first central axis, the tube comprises a second central axis that is within 15 degrees of being aligned with the first central axis, and the tube extends from an upper half of the insulated container to a lower half of the insulated container. 11. The storage system of claim 2, wherein the phase change system is configured to protect the medicine from a first external temperature less than a minimum recommended storage temperature and from a second external temperature greater than a maximum recommended storage temperature by utilizing phase changes to regulate a temperature of the medicine, an injection device having epinephrine is located in the tube, andthe storage system comprises a thermometer and a communication system configured to send data regarding a temperature inside the storage system to a remote computing device. 12. The storage system of claim 2, further comprising at least one flex arm configured to hold the tube inside the insulated container. 13. The storage system of claim 12, wherein the flex arm protrudes farther radially outward than a narrowest section of an interior of the insulated container such that the flex arm is configured to flex radially inward in response to inserting the tube into the insulated container and the flex arm is configured to contact a narrowing section of the interior to hold the tube inside the insulated container. 14. The storage system of claim 12, wherein the flex arm comprises a cantilever beam oriented within 80 degrees of a direction oriented along a central axis of the tube and towards the opening such that pulling the tube towards the opening increases a resistance of the flex arm to the pulling. 15. The storage system of claim 2, wherein the tube comprises at least one flex arm having a cantilever beam and a portion to engage an interior of the insulated container to hold the tube inside the insulated container. 16. The storage system of claim 2, wherein the tube is coupled to a bracket that holds the tube inside the insulated container. 17. The storage system of claim 2, wherein a maximum width of the opening is measured from a central axis of the insulated container in a direction perpendicular to the central axis, wherein the tube is coupled to a bracket having an outermost edge located farther from the central axis than the maximum width such that the bracket holds the tube inside the insulated container. 18. The storage system of claim 2, further comprising a spring located in the insulated container, wherein the spring is configured to push the medicine towards the opening. 19. The storage system of claim 18, further comprising a platform located inside the tube such that the spring pushes the platform towards the opening to push the medicine at least partially out of the opening so a user can pull the medicine out of the storage system. 20. A medicine storage system comprising: an insulated container having an opening;a phase change system located inside the insulated container, wherein the phase change system comprises a first phase change material and a second phase change material, the first phase change material having a first melting temperature greater than 40 degrees Fahrenheit and less than 74 degrees Fahrenheit, and the second phase change material having a second melting temperature greater than 74 degrees Fahrenheit and less than 100 degrees Fahrenheit; anda lid configured to cover the opening, wherein the lid comprises a thread configured to couple the lid to the insulated container. 21. The storage system of claim 20, wherein the lid comprises a rotational release mechanism configured such that the lid is rotatable relative to the insulated container in a first rotational direction that tightens the lid to the insulated container and in a second rotational direction that loosens the lid from the insulated container, the lid comprises a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion comprises the thread that couples the lid to the insulated container,the second portion of the lid is configured to rotate in the first rotational direction relative to the first portion of the lid in response to a first applied torque that exceeds a release threshold, andthe second portion of the lid is configured to resist rotation in the second rotational direction relative to the first portion in a presence of a second applied torque that is at least thirty percent larger than a magnitude of the release threshold. 22. The storage system of claim 21, wherein the rotational release mechanism comprises an interface between the first portion and the second portion, the interface having teeth slanted such that rotating the second portion relative to the first portion of the lid in the first rotational direction requires a lower torque than rotating the second portion relative to the first portion of the lid in the second rotational direction. 23. The storage system of claim 20, wherein the lid comprises at least one tooth that protrudes from of the lid, and the tooth is slanted such that the tooth provides greater grip when unscrewing the lid from the insulated container than when screwing the lid into the insulated container. 24. The storage system of claim 1, wherein the insulated container is insulated by a vacuum chamber, andwherein at least a portion of the phase change system is located between an inner wall of the insulated container and an outer wall of the tube such that the storage system is configured to enable a user to remove the lid, insert the medicine through the opening and into the tube, and replace the lid. 25. The storage system of claim 24, wherein an interior of the insulated container comprises a first cylindrical section and a second cylindrical section that is closer to the opening than the first cylindrical section, the second cylindrical section having a second diameter that is smaller than a first diameter of the first cylindrical section, the first cylindrical section having a first length measured along a central axis of the insulated container, the second cylindrical section having a second length measured along the central axis of the insulated container, the first length being at least twice as long as the second length, wherein the tube comprises a third cylindrical section having a third diameter and a third length that is measured along a central axis of the tube, and the tube comprises a fourth cylindrical section having a fourth diameter and a fourth length that is measured along the central axis of the tube,wherein the fourth cylindrical section couples the third cylindrical section to the opening of the insulated container, the fourth diameter being larger than the third diameter, the third length being at least twice as long as the fourth length, andwherein at least one of the second cylindrical section and a portion of the insulated container located radially outward from the second cylindrical section comprise a thread configured to couple the lid to the insulated container. 26. The storage system of claim 1, wherein the phase change system comprises a first bag having the first phase change material, the insulated container is insulated by a vacuum chamber,the first bag is located inside the insulated container and at least partially outside the tube such that the first bag is located at least partially between an inner wall of the insulated container and an outer wall of the tube, andthe tube extends from an upper half of the insulated container to a lower half of the insulated container such that the storage system is configured to enable a user to remove the lid, insert the medicine through the opening and into the tube, replace the lid, and protect the medicine from temperatures below 40 degrees Fahrenheit. 27. The storage system of claim 1, further comprising the medicine located at least partially inside the tube, wherein the phase change system comprises a first bag having the second phase change material, the first bag is located inside the insulated container and at least partially outside the tube such that the first bag is located at least partially between an inner wall of the insulated container and an outer wall of the tube, andthe tube extends from an upper half of the insulated container to a lower half of the insulated container such that the storage system is configured to enable a user to remove the lid, insert the medicine through the opening and into the tube, replace the lid, and protect the medicine from temperatures above 100 degrees Fahrenheit. 28. A medicine storage system comprising: an insulated container having an opening;a lid configured to cover the opening; anda phase change system located inside the insulated container, wherein the phase change system comprises a first bag having a first phase change material and a second bag having a second phase change material, the first phase change material having a first melting temperature greater than 40 degrees Fahrenheit and less than 74 degrees Fahrenheit, and the second phase change material having a second melting temperature greater than 74 degrees Fahrenheit and less than 100 degrees Fahrenheit. 29. The storage system of claim 28, wherein at least one of the first and second bags comprises compliant walls. 30. The storage system of claim 28, wherein at least one of the first and second bags comprises film walls. 31. The storage system of claim 28, wherein the first and second bags are sealed pouches. 32. The storage system of claim 28, wherein the first and second bags are mechanically coupled to each other but fluidly isolate the first phase change material from the second phase change material. 33. The storage system of claim 28, wherein the first bag comprises at least two fluidly isolated chambers having the first phase change material. 34. The storage system of claim 28, wherein at least one of the first bag is wrapped at least partially around the second bag and the second bag is wrapped at least partially around the first bag. 35. The storage system of claim 28, further comprising the medicine located inside the insulated container such that at least one of the first and second bags is wrapped at least partially around the medicine. 36. The storage system of claim 28, further comprising the medicine located at least partially inside a tube that is located inside the insulated container, wherein the first and second bags are located inside the insulated container and at least partially outside the tube such that the second bag is located at least partially between an inner wall of the insulated container and an outer wall of the tube. 37. The storage system of claim 28, further comprising a thermometer and a communication system coupled to at least one of the insulated container and the lid, wherein the thermometer and the communication system are configured to send data regarding a temperature inside the storage system to a remote computing device.
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