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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2021
P5 Designers, Llc, Milford, NJ (US);
Paul D. Carse, Milford, NJ (US);
Cordelia A. Ogren, Milford, NJ (US);
Patrik Johansson, Sudbury, MA (US);
Kelly Gail Duncan, Washington, NJ (US);
William Carr, Phillipsburg, NJ (US);
David Tavor, Hod Hasharon, IL;
Matthew L. Norris, Manville, NJ (US);
P5 Designers, LLC, Milford, NJ (US);
Abstract
A blood collection tube includes a body, a chamber, a vacuum port, and a cap. The cap includes a first septum, a first conduit having an inlet extending from the first septum and an outlet in fluid communication with the chamber, a second septum, and a second conduit extending radially from the second septum to the first conduit. When a fluid source is fluidically connected to the first septum or the second septum, and a vacuum is applied at the port, the vacuum draws fluid from the fluid source, through the first or second septum, and into the first conduit. A blood collection device includes a vacuum pump and a plurality of reservoirs containing concentrated blood additives. The tube and device form a system for collecting blood samples at low vacuum to tubes previously stored at atmospheric pressure. The system prevents risk of misidentification, mislabeling, or incorrect ordering of tubes.