Isolation tube woth and endcap
AssigneeBiomerieux
InventorsChristopher S. Ronsick, Mark S. Wilson, John D. Walsh
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Abstract
A separation container for extracting a portion of a sample for use or testing and method for preparing samples for downstream use or testing are provided. The separation container may include a body defining an internal chamber. The body may define an opening, and the body may be configured to receive the sample within the internal chamber. The separation container may further include a seal disposed across the opening, such that the seal may be configured to seal the opening of the body, and a plunger movably disposed at least partially inside the internal chamber. The plunger may be configured to be actuated to open the seal and express the portion of the sample.
Claims18
An assembly comprising:
- a separation container comprising:
- a body, wherein the body defines an internal chamber, wherein the body is configured to receive a sample within the internal chamber, and wherein the body defines an opening at a first end of the body;
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- a seal attached to the body and disposed across the opening, the seal configured to seal the opening at the first end of the body;
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- an end cap configured to be removably disposed at the first end of the body, the end cap configured to receive the first end of the body such that the seal is positioned between the body and the end cap, wherein the end cap defines an internal cavity, an end cap opening at a first end of the internal cavity, and a support surface at a second end of the internal cavity, wherein the second end is opposite the first end of the internal cavity,
- wherein the body defines an axis extending from the first end of the body to a second end of the body, wherein the body defines a body flange comprising a flange surface facing parallel to the axis, wherein the end cap defines an end cap flange within the internal cavity configured to engage the body flange of the body.
A separation container comprising:
- a body, wherein the body defines an internal chamber, wherein the body is configured to receive a sample within the internal chamber, and wherein the body defines an opening at a first end of the body;
- a seal attached to the body and disposed across the opening, the seal configured to seal the opening at the first end of the body;
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- a coupling member defining a coupling member opening therethrough, wherein the coupling member is disposed around a portion of the body, and wherein the seal and a second portion of the body extends through the coupling member opening,
- wherein the separation container is configured to receive an end cap at the first end of the body, such that the seal is positioned between the body and the end cap.
An assembly comprising:
- a separation container comprising:
- a body, wherein the body defines an internal chamber, wherein the body is configured to receive a sample within the internal chamber, and wherein the body defines an opening at a first end of the body;
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- a seal attached to the body and disposed across the opening, the seal configured to seal the opening at the first end of the body;
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- an end cap configured to be removably disposed at the first end of the body, the end cap configured to receive the first end of the body such that the seal is positioned between the body and the end cap, wherein the end cap further comprises one or more projecting ribs extending into an interior cavity of the end cap.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.