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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 1993
Filed:
Dec. 11, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert E Phillips, Studio City, CA (US);
David M Mathis, El Paso, TX (US);
Ray Edwards, Jr, El Paso, TX (US);
Albert Lopez, El Paso, TX (US);
Assignee:
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435-71 ; 128759 ; 128760 ; 128763 ; 128771 ; 222 80 ; 222 835 ; 422 58 ; 422 61 ; 422101 ; 435-72 ; 435294 ; 435295 ; 435296 ; 435 29 ; 435 30 ; 436805 ; 436807 ; 436810 ;
Abstract
The present invention is a device and method for collecting and transporting biological specimens. The device provides an environment for maintaining substantial validity of a specimen during transport. The device comprises a tubular housing with an ampoule containing medium, a specimen collector and a sleeve positioned over the tubular housing. The sleeve is used to effectively break the ampoule so as to release medium into the tubular housing so as to keep a specimen substantially viable during transport.