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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2016
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Ammon David Lentz, York, PA (US);
Kevin Bailey, Cockeysville, MD (US);
Dustin Diemert, Baltimore, MD (US);
Joel Daniel Krayer, Baltimore, MD (US);
Laurence Michael Vaughan, Cockeysville, MD (US);
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Abstract
A pierceable capmay be used for containing sample specimens. The pierceable capmay prevent escape of sample specimens before transfer with a transfer device. The pierceable capmay fit over a vessel. An access port in the shell of the pierceable capmay allow passage of a transfer devicethrough the pierceable cap. At least one frangible layermay be configured with cross slitsin a particular cross slit geometry. The cross slitsmay contain an openable portionor be covered by a thin membrane. The shelland frangible layer(s)may be integrated into a one piece cap, or be separate components. The membrane on which the cross slitsare placed can be flat or contoured to guide the transfer deviceto the cross slits