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US 5,384,096 AGranted
Microcollection tube assembly
AssigneeBecton, Dickinson and Company
InventorJames A. Burns
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Abstract
The present invention is a collection assembly useful for collecting small quantities of blood. The assembly comprises a container with an integral lip for facilitating collection of the blood and a cap suitable for enclosing the container. The assembly further comprises a sealing arrangement for securing the cap with the container and a cam arrangement for unsecuring the cap from the container.
Claims9
A collection assembly comprising:
- a cap comprising a longitudinal axis, a top portion, a bottom portion, an annular skirt extending from said top portion to said bottom portion and having an inner surface and an outer surface, an inner inverted skirt portion surrounded by said inner surface of said annular skirt and extending from said top portion toward said bottom portion, an annular space between said inner surface of said annular skirt and said inverted skirt portion, and a cam follower extending from said bottom portion of said annular skirt;
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- a container comprising an open top portion, a closed bottom portion, a sidewall extending from said top portion to said bottom portion and having an inner and an outer surface, an integral collector extending from said top portion, a cap seating flange associated with said outer surface of said sidewall comprising an upper surface edge and an outer surface extending from said upper surface edge and a reservoir positioned within said cap seating flange and at least one lug having a cam surface positioned within said reservoir.
A collection assembly comprising:
- a container comprising an open top portion, a closed bottom portion, a sidewall extending from said top portion to said bottom portion and having an inner surface and an outer surface, an integral collector extending from said top portion, a cap seating flange associated with said outer surface of said sidewall having an upper surface edge and an outer surface extending from said upper surface edge, a reservoir positioned within said cap seating flange, at least one lug having a cam surface positioned within said reservoir, and a locking ring located between said integral collector and said cap seating flange;
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- a cap comprising a longitudinal axis, a top portion, a bottom portion for abutting with said upper surface edge of said cap seating flange when said cap is placed over said open top portion of said container, an annular skirt extending from said top portion to said bottom portion and having an inner surface and outer surface, an inner inverted skirt portion surrounded by said inner surface of said annular skirt, an annular space between said inner surface of said annular skirt and said inner inverted skirt portion for receiving said integral collector when said cap is placed over said open top portion of said container, a cam follower extending from said bottom portion of said annular skirt wherein said cam follower contacts said cam surface of said container when said cap is placed over said open top portion of said container, and a rim extending from said outer surface of said annular skirt for covering said outer surface of said cap seating flange when said cap is placed over said open top portion of said container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.