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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2015
Merck Patent Gmbh, Darmstadt, DE;
Gerard Muller, Urmatt, FR;
Mathieu Arrault, Dabo, FR;
Merck Patent GmbH, Darmstadt, DE;
Abstract
A sample preparation container, preferably for use in sterility testing, comprising a housing () having a housing wall () defining an inside space (), a support on which a membrane filter is placed or is to be placed so as to get in contact with a sampling fluid to be introduced into the inside space (), and at least one inlet opening () to the inside space () and at least one outlet opening from the inside space (). A sampling port () is provided for allowing access from the outside to the inside space (), wherein said sampling port () is closed by a septum () and the septum () is separated from the inside space () by a barrier wall () which is preferably piercable or breakable on application of an external force, preferably applied through a sampling instrument like a needle ().