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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2020
Dionex Corporation, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Daniel Hoffmeyer, San Jose, CA (US);
Licheng Tseng, San Jose, CA (US);
Dionex Corporation, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A sampling needle is provided for piercing a septum of a vial containing a sample and aspirating the sample from the vial. The needle may include: a tubular core having a lumen extending therethrough and a piercing end, wherein the tubular core is formed of a bioinert material; a hollow support encircling the tubular core with the piercing end extending outwardly from the support, wherein the support is formed of a rigid material; and a bioinert coating covering a portion of the support adjacent the piercing end, wherein the tubular core and the covering isolates the support from the sample.