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US 10,473,566 B2Granted
Blood sampling, storage and treatment apparatus
AssigneeCovaris, Inc.
InventorsJames A. Laugharn, Jr., Hans-Ulrich Thomann
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Abstract
Systems and methods for collecting blood and other liquid samples. A sample holder may include a cap and porous element arranged to receive a blood or other liquid sample. The porous element may be stored in a sealed container, e.g., immediately after blood sample collection, and the sample dried while sealed in the container.
Claims13
A sample holder, comprising:
- a cap arranged to engage with and close an opening of at least one vessel, the cap having a top and a bottom, and a gripping surface between the top and bottom;
- a porous element attached to the bottom of the cap and extending away from the bottom of the cap, the porous element arranged to absorb a blood sample including blood serum and other blood-borne materials having a size smaller than a threshold by wicking the blood serum into the porous element;
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- a blotter element attached to the porous element and arranged to contact blood and wick blood serum and other blood-borne materials having a size smaller than the threshold to the porous element, the blotter element arranged to retain whole blood cells and other blood-borne materials having a size greater than the threshold in the blotter element such that the porous element absorbs only blood serum including any other blood-borne materials having a size smaller than the threshold.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.