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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:
Mar. 21, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 30, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Henry F Miller, Clifton, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Becton Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
600576 ; 215200 ;
Abstract
A covered medical specimen container comprises a collection tube having an open upper end defined by a perimetrical rim. A cover is positioned over the open end and removably attached to the rim. A removable cap is positioned over the cover at a location spaced from the rim. Removal of the cover is achieved by exerting a removal force on the cap which the cap transforms into a localized peeling force that progresses around the entire rim.