Abstract: A portable medicine cooler is provided herein. In one embodiment, the portable medicine cooler includes: (1) a self-cooling and receiving structure including a thermoelectric cooler, a vial receiver and a heat sink, wherein the thermoelectric cooler thermally couples the vial receiver to the heat sink, (2) a battery configured to provide power to the thermoelectric cooler and (3) a thermoelectric cooler controller configured to employ the battery to control moving heat between the vial receiver and the heat sink based on an external temperature representing a temperature outside of the portable medicine cooler and an internal temperature representing a temperature of the vial receiver.

Abstract: A portable medicine cooler and a method of operating the same. In one embodiment, the portable medicine cooler includes: (1) a shell having a grille and further having a door configured to provide access to a cavity within the shell for containing a medicine to be cooled, (2) a cooling and receiver structure coupled to the shell and including a thermoelectric cooler interposing a heat sink and a vial receiver and (3) electronic cooling control and medicine efficacy indication circuitry coupled to the cooling and receiving structure and including a processor, at least one temperature sensor configured to provide a signal to the processor indicating a temperature associated with the portable medicine cooler, a battery configured to provide power to the processor and an indicator selected from the group consisting of at least one light-emitting diode and a liquid-crystal display and configured to provide an indication of an operation of the portable medicine cooler.