Container for processing and preserving a fluid biological sample, device and kit relevant thereto

Abstract

A container for processing a fluid biological sample, including a container body including at least a first compartment for accommodating a first fluid and a second compartment for accommodating a second fluid, an interconnecting fluid pathway for providing a fluid communication between the first and second compartments, an inner shutter arranged so as to be movable between a first position where it blocks the interconnecting fluid pathway and a second position where it allows the fluid communication through the interconnecting fluid pathway, and a first cover arranged to allow selective access from outside the container to introduce the sample into at least one of the first and second compartments and to seal the fluid within the container body, preferably in conjunction with the inner shutter. A kit for treatment of a fluid biological sample using this container is also provided.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.