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US 6,203,503 B1Granted
Collection container assembly
AssigneeBecton, Dickinson and Company
InventorsKarin E. Kelly, Ray Wasek, Gary R. Henniger
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Abstract
The present invention is a collection container assembly comprising a container having an inert plug inside the bottom end of the container and wherein the external dimensions of the container are substantially the same as a standard-sized blood collection tube but with a reduced internal volume.
Claims8
A collection assembly comprising:
- a container comprising a top portion, a closed bottom portion, a sidewall extending from said top portion to said bottom portion, and an inert plug permanently fixed in said bottom portion of said container by an interference fit with said sidewall of said container comprising a top portion, a bottom portion, and a column extending between said top portion and said bottom portion of said inert plug.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.