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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, 1999
Filed:
Sep. 12, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Karin E Kelly, Los Angeles, CA (US);
C Lester Player, Sumter, SC (US);
Robert L Whitehead, Sumter, SC (US);
Assignee:
Becton Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
220737 ; 220 2386 ; 220 2387 ; 220921 ;
Abstract
The present invention is a collection container assembly comprising a container and a removable and reusable tubular sleeve whereby the container fits within the tubular sleeve and wherein the external dimensions of the assembly are substantially the same as a standard-sized blood collection tube but with a reduced internal volume.