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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 30, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Joseph R. Paradis, Hilton Head Island, SC (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 3/700 ; A61M 5/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 3/700 ; A61M 5/00 ;
Abstract
An apparatus comprises a housing having an end with an input having an entrance and an output and a probe integral with the housing extending from the output to beyond the end of the input. The probe has a passageway connected to the output. A spring-biased seal is disposed about the probe to seal the passageway and is depressible by an exterior member to expose the passageway. The extension of the probe beyond the end of the input permits the swabbing thereof before the depression of the seal.