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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2002
Bruce C. Haywood, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Jamieson W. M. Crawford, New York, NY (US);
Bradley M. Wilkinson, No. Haledon, NJ (US);
Bruce C. Haywood, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Jamieson W. M. Crawford, New York, NY (US);
Bradley M. Wilkinson, No. Haledon, NJ (US);
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Abstract
A container assembly for storing and stabilizing a biological sample includes a container, a closure cap and a sample holder coupled to the closure cap and removably received in the container. The sample holder can be a basket-like device coupled to an inner face of the cap and includes a central cavity for receiving the sample and immersing the sample in the reagent in the container. The closure cap includes a body member with a dimension to displace a volume of air and reduce the head space to ensure that the sample holder is completely immersed in the reagent. The sample holder has a closure member for closing the open top end of the cavity.