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US 10,376,247 B2Granted
Container assembly and associated method
AssigneeBiopsafe ApS
InventorsOle Jakobsen, Christoffer Bay, Jacob Ilskov
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Abstract
A tissue-sample container assembly including a container defining a cavity configured to store a tissue sample and a lid connectable to the container to close the cavity. The lid has a receptacle adapted to contain a preserving agent, a seal forming at least a portion of a bottom of the receptacle, and a puncturing member arranged above the seal and actuatable to break the seal. A preserving agent is disposed in the receptacle.
Claims20
A tissue-sample container assembly configured to store a tissue sample, comprising:
- a container defining a cavity for storing the tissue sample;
- and
- a cover adapted to engage with the container to close the cavity, the cover including a top member having a receptacle containing a preserving agent and a seal for sealing off the receptacle, and including a puncturing member for breaking the seal by displacement of the puncturing member relative to the seal, wherein the puncturing member is adapted to break the seal such that the ruptured seal remains attached to the cover.
A method of preserving a tissue sample comprising:
- providing a container;
- providing a cover including a puncturing member and a top member with a receptacle filled with a preserving agent and sealed with a seal;
- placing a tissue sample in said container;
- engaging said cover with the container;
- and
- displacing the puncturing member to rupture the seal and release the preserving agent into the container.
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A tissue-sample container assembly comprising:
- a container defining a cavity configured to store a tissue sample;
- a lid connectable to the container to close the cavity, the lid including:
- a receptacle adapted to contain a preserving agent,
- a seal forming at least a portion of a bottom of the receptacle, and
- a puncturing member arranged above the seal and actuatable to break the seal;
- and
- a preserving agent disposed in the receptacle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.