Abstract: An automated device for storing, preserving and providing bags of blood comprises a control unit and a refrigerated cell containing a plurality of storage modules on top of one another. Each module comprises a storage disc which has on it a plurality of radially open compartments intended for housing the bags and it is equipped with a motor of axial rotation of the disc so as to bring, driven by the control unit, a selected compartment with its radial opening to a corresponding area for loading/unloading the bags. Advantageously, for each module the loading/unloading area comprises, towards the outside of the cell, an opening equipped with a door controlled electrically so as to allow or inhibit the access to the compartment brought to the area for loading/unloading through rotation of the disc.

Abstract: Method and apparatus (1) for receiving, storing and distributing blood bags including a cabinet (2) for containing all the components of the apparatus (1); a refrigerated space (21) for containing the bags; a magazine (3) housed inside the refrigerated space (21) comprising a plurality of cells (31), each capable of containing a single bag, each of the cells being identified by a cell code. The apparatus (1) further includes a data processing system (7) housed inside the cabinet (2), capable of controlling a movement system (5) and a cooling system (6) each housed inside the cabinet (2), and capable of controlling the receiving, the preservation and the releasing of the bags, and capable of exchanging data from and to an external data-management system (17) with which the apparatus (1) can interact.

Abstract: Method and apparatus (1) for receiving, storing and distributing blood bags comprising a cabinet (1) for containing all the components of the apparatus (1); a refrigerated space (21) for containing the bags; a magazine (3) housed inside the refrigerated space (21) comprising a plurality of cells (31), each capable of containing a single bag, each of the cells being identified by a cell code. The apparatus (1) further comprises at least one door (4) for allowing access by an operator to the cells; a movement system (5) housed inside the cabinet (2) and capable of moving, preferably rotating, the cells (31); a cooling system (6) housed inside the cabinet (1) and capable of cooling the refrigerated space (21).