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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2015
Applicant:
Alpha Tec Systems, Inc., Vancouver, WA (US);
Inventors:
Richard O Williams, Vancouver, WA (US);
Mark R Williams, Vancouver, WA (US);
Christopher O Williams, Vancouver, WA (US);
Assignee:
Alpha Tec Systems, Inc., Vancouver, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 10/00 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01); B01L 9/00 (2006.01); A61J 1/05 (2006.01); A61J 1/14 (2006.01); B65D 43/02 (2006.01); B65D 53/00 (2006.01); B65D 81/32 (2006.01); G01N 1/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/502 (2013.01); A61B 10/0045 (2013.01); A61J 1/05 (2013.01); A61J 1/1412 (2013.01); B01L 3/508 (2013.01); B01L 9/00 (2013.01); B65D 43/02 (2013.01); B65D 53/00 (2013.01); B65D 81/32 (2013.01); G01N 1/10 (2013.01); A61B 10/0051 (2013.01); A61B 10/0096 (2013.01); B01L 2200/025 (2013.01); B01L 2200/0689 (2013.01); B01L 2200/18 (2013.01); B01L 2300/042 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0832 (2013.01);
Abstract
A specimen collection apparatus is provided. The specimen collection apparatus may include a container, a funnel for removable insertion in an opening of the container, a funnel cover; a removable seal, and a dispensing apparatus sealed within the funnel cover in a reagent-specific atmosphere. The dispensing apparatus may include a cap, a reagent housing attached to the cap, and a reagent designed to liquefy a specimen, stabilize the pH of the liquefied specimen, and be compatible with diagnostic procedures.