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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2016
Filed:
May. 06, 2013
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Benjamin R. Bartfeld, Ringwood, NJ (US);
Robert G. Ellis, Wayne, NJ (US);
Robert S. Golabek, Jr., Towaco, NJ (US);
Nancy Dubrowny, Garfield, NJ (US);
Girish Parmar, Easton, PA (US);
Paul Holmes, New York, NY (US);
Alex Blekher, Sussex, NJ (US);
Michael Delk, Andover, NJ (US);
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Abstract
A specimen collection container includes inner and outer tubes. The inner tube includes a bottom end, a top end, and a sidewall extending therebetween defining an interior. The sidewall includes an inner surface and an outer surface having at least one annular protrusion extending therefrom. The inner tube includes at least one funnel portion adjacent the top end for directing a specimen into the inner tube interior, and an annular ring disposed about a portion of the outer surface of the sidewall adjacent the top end. The outer tube includes a bottom end, a top end, and a sidewall extending therebetween, the sidewall having an outer surface and an inner surface defining an annular recess adapted to receive a portion of the annular protrusion therein. The inner tube is disposed within the outer tube and a portion of the top end of the outer tube abuts the annular ring.