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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2014
Noble House Group Pty Ltd., Chelsea Heights, Victoria, AU;
Avtar Singh Kashmirian, Kambah, AU;
Stephanie M. Norrell, Herndon, VA (US);
William Leonard Mobbs, Farrar, AU;
Craig Douglas Wilson, Bondi Junction, AU;
Noble House Group Pty Ltd., Chelsea Heights, AU;
Abstract
An apparatus and method that allow multiple samples of a liquid in a primary container (here called a 'pouch') to be taken with minimal danger of contaminating the liquid in the container during the sampling process are disclosed. In an embodiment, a closed sterile sight chamber is connected with the pouch in a sterile manner to allow fluid to flow into the chamber white at the same time allowing air within the chamber to be displaced through a bacterial fitter to atmosphere. The connection between the sight chamber and the pouch is then terminated (severed or closed), isolating the pouch from the sampling apparatus. Only then are samples of liquid withdrawn from the sight chamber, while allowing air to flow into the chamber through the bacterial filter.