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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2013
Applicant:
Avent, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Inventors:
Adrienne A. Hershey, Cumming, GA (US);
Joseph A. Cesa, Cumming, GA (US);
Assignee:
Avent, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/14 (2006.01); A61B 10/00 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 10/0051 (2013.01); A61B 10/0096 (2013.01); B01L 3/502 (2013.01); B01L 3/508 (2013.01); B01L 2200/026 (2013.01); B01L 2200/082 (2013.01); B01L 2300/045 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0822 (2013.01); B01L 2300/123 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0481 (2013.01);
Abstract
There is provided a system having a sputum trap or container that is used to transfer a portion of a sample to a sample slide. The container has a body with a top and bottom. The bottom is adapted to accept the sample slide. The bottom also has a one way valve to allow transfer of a portion of the sample to the sample slide upon manipulation of the body by a user. In certain embodiments, the body may be manipulated by squeezing it or by pushing down on the top. The bottom of the container is adapted to receive the sample slide so that the sample can be transferred to it.