Noble House Group Pty. Ltd.

Stephanie M Norrell

Craig Douglas Wilson

William Leonard Mobbs

Avtar Kashmirian

Craig Andrew Burke

Ian Patrick Berrell

Rita M Calnan

Avtar Singh Kashmiran

An apparatus and method that allow multiple samples of a liquid in a primary container (here called a 'pouch') to be taken with minimal danger of contaminating the liquid in the container during the sampling process are disclosed. In an embodiment, a closed sterile sight chamber is connected with the pouch in a sterile manner to allow fluid to flow into the chamber white at the same time allowing air within the chamber to be displaced through a bacterial fitter to atmosphere. The connection between the sight chamber and the pouch is then terminated (severed or closed), isolating the pouch from the sampling apparatus. Only then are samples of liquid withdrawn from the sight chamber, while allowing air to flow into the chamber through the bacterial filter.

Sterile sampling methods and apparatus

An apparatus and method that allow multiple samples of a liquid in a primary container (here called a 'pouch') to be taken with minimal danger of contaminating the liquid in the container during the sampling process are disclosed. In an embodiment, a closed sterile sight chamber is connected with the pouch in a sterile manner to allow fluid to flow into the chamber while at the same time allowing air within the chamber to be displaced through a bacterial filter to atmosphere. The connection between the sight chamber and the pouch is then terminated (severed or closed), isolating the pouch from the sampling apparatus. Only then are samples of liquid withdrawn from the sight chamber, while allowing air to flow into the chamber through the bacterial filter.

A device () for collecting a blood sample from an animal has a holder for holding a sampling media (), one or more spikes () that first pass through the sampling media () and penetrate into the flesh of the animal to create a puncture site to allow blood emerging from the site to be collected by the sampling media () during and/or after penetration of the flesh. The device has a retainer () for temporarily retaining the device () on the animal whilst blood is collected and for allowing the device () to be removed from the animal substantially intact for subsequent removal of the sampling media () from the device.

Means for sampling animal blood

Apparatus and method for use in the sterile sampling of liquid from a container, the apparatus having a normally vertical tubular sight chamber coupled by its lower end to a sample port assembly. The upper end of the chamber is fitted with an inlet tube through which sample liquid can be received and a filtered vent to allow air to flow to and from the sight chamber while preventing the ingress of bacteria in to the chamber. The sample port assembly has a tubular body encasing a sheathed needle assembly so that evacuated phials can be inserted into the body and pressed onto the needle assembly to withdraw samples of liquid collected in the sight chamber, the sight chamber preferably having transparent walls that are marked with graduations so that each phial can be withdrawn from the needle assembly after the desired amount of liquid has been collected.

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Herndon, VA, United States of America

Stephanie M Norrell