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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2017
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Bradley M. Wilkinson, North Haledon, NJ (US);
C. Mark Newby, Tuxedo, NY (US);
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Abstract
A container for storing a biological sample is disclosed. The container includes a housing having a closed end, an open end, and a sidewall extending therebetween defining a container interior. The container has a removable closure for enclosing the open end of the housing and a sample holder for housing a biological sample detachably connected to the closure and insertable within the container interior. A port is disposed within the closure adjacent the sample holder to allow fluid to pass therethrough into the container interior. An injection device for engaging the port may also be provided. A first fluid may be initially provided within the container interior and a second fluid may be subsequently injected by the injection device through the port into the container interior.