Method and apparatus for handling blood for testing
AssigneeNeoteryx, LLC
InventorsEmmet Welch, Gene Zamba, Allen Bischofberger, Stuart Kushon
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Abstract
A holder rack has an array of tubular slots that cooperate with a holder to position an absorbent tip of the holder at a predetermined location. The racks fit over well plates to position each absorbent tip adjacent the bottom of a different well in the well plate to extract dried samples from the absorbent tips. The holders are transported in containers having a frame to receive the holders and a lid to keep them in the container. The absorbent tips can extend through a cap to dry, with the cap connected to the holder to enclose the absorbent tips for transport.
Claims8
1-17. (canceled)
A closable container for transporting dried specimens contained in an absorbent tip of an elongated holder having a predetermined length and diameter, comprising:
- a generally rectangular housing having a first end and an opposing second end and a frame configured to releasably retain several elongated holders therein to hold the absorbent tips in a predetermined position relative to the container;
- a lid releasably connected to the housing at the first end and movable between an open position allowing insertion of the holders into the frame during use and a closed position preventing removal of the holders from the frame;
- a cap releasably connected to the housing at the second end and having a hole adjacent each absorbent tip when the cap is connected to the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.