Medical device for fluid collection and method to fill multiple specimen tubes

Abstract

A medical device for fluid collection and method to fill multiple specimen tubes is disclosed. The device is designed to collect and transfer a specimen into a non-evacuated tube through an integrated open port. The device has no cannulas, either blunt or sharp, and therefore provides safety from skin puncture. The device has a non-evacuated test tube attached to the integrated open port. The tube is attached to the open port by a luer fitting in the tube's cap which is pressed into a receptacle detail on the device. A finger pad is held during collection of the specimen. The finger pad allows collection without the risk of contaminating the inside of the container. The container also contains a horizontal support platform which allows the device to be placed on a flat surface with or without the test tube attached without tipping over. The specimen is transferred into the non-evacuated tube by holding a vertical platform which is attached to the horizontal support platform and tilting the device so the liquid specimen rolls up an inclined top surface towards a transfer port hole. There is instant visual feedback of the transfer of the specimen. This type of transfer allows transfer of the specimen with total control of the volume transferred into the test tube. It also reduces the risk of contacting or contaminating the specimen. Gravity allows the specimen to transfer into the tube and transfer will stop when the device is tilted back into its original flat position. The test tube is then pulled off the container and a second tube may be filled at that time. The device is then discarded for proper disposal. Further specimen transfer from the device when the device is on a flat surface is not a risk since the portal hole is at the highest gravitational point on the inside top surface.