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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:
Nov. 02, 1993
Filed:
Oct. 02, 1991
Applicant:
Inventor:
Thomas F Kelley, Canton, MA (US);
Assignee:
Norfolk Scientific, Inc., Norwood, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
604403 ; 128763 ; 128764 ;
Abstract
Apparatus for transferring a blood specimen from a droplet source to a collection tube via a capillary tube. A glass anticoagulant-coated or an untreated capillary tube and a collection tube with a stopper having an X-slit membrane for admission of the capillary tube into the collection tube with the stopper on. A separating gel may be located in the collection tube to provide plasma and serum separation when the collection tube is centrifuged.