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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:
Sep. 07, 1999
Filed:
Sep. 12, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Johnathan I Macy, Kinnelon, NJ (US);
Mark Roe, Broken Bow, NE (US);
Karin E Kelly, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Assignee:
Becton Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
422102 ; 422 99 ;
Abstract
The present invention is a collection container assembly including a container having a plurality of fins extending from the bottom of the container wherein the external dimensions of the assembly are substantially the same as a standard-sized blood collection tube but with a reduced internal volume of the container.