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US 11,684,924 B2Granted
Specimen collection device
AssigneeHuronmed, LLC
InventorJohn F. Goodman
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Abstract
A specimen collection device and a method of using the specimen collection device are disclosed herein. In some aspects, the specimen collection device allows for the individual collection of specimens via a removable specimen tray that can easily be swapped during a procedure. The specimen collection device includes a flexible sealing element for the continual use of suction during the procedure even when the specimen tray is not inserted.
Claims13
A specimen collection device comprising:
- an inlet port and an outlet port on opposing ends of the specimen collection device, wherein the inlet port and the outlet port define an aperture that extends through the specimen collection device,
- an access port located perpendicular to the aperture defined by the inlet port and the outlet port and where the access port is configured to receive a specimen tray having an outlet sieve such that the outlet sieve of the specimen tray is aligned with the aperture when the specimen tray is fully inserted into the access port,
- a flexible sealing element of a curved shape that is located at a first position within the specimen collection device between the aperture and the access port such that the access port is sealed when the specimen tray is not inserted into the access port,
- wherein the sealing element is configured to deform in response to an insertion force applied to the specimen tray to insert the specimen tray into the access port,
- and wherein the sealing element is located at a second position within the specimen collection device that is on an opposing side of the aperture as that of the first position when the specimen tray is fully inserted into the access port;
- and a suction canister, wherein the flexible sealing element is self-sealing within the specimen collection device such that suction is maintained within the specimen collection device regardless of whether the specimen tray is inserted.
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A specimen collection device comprising:
- means for directing suction through the specimen collection device;
- collection means for collecting a specimen within a pathway of the suction;
- access means for accepting the collection means into the specimen collection device;
- and sealing means for self-sealing the access means from within the specimen collection device such that the suction is maintained through the specimen collection device when the collection means is not inserted into the access means.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.