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AssigneeBecton, Dickinson and Company
InventorsTimothy A. Stevens, Robert S. Golabek, Jr., Steven Savitz, Hugh T. Conway, Connie Hetzler, Eric Bainbridge
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A substrate removably attached to a container that can be linked electronically to the operating stations in a laboratory and/or removed and subsequently attached to a document or another container. More particularly, the substrate is a partitioned label with human readable information and electronically readable information.
A biological sample collection tube comprising:
A biological sample collection container comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.
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For laboratory containers: for test tubes
Forms or constructions: labels or tickets for tubes, pipes and the like
Identification, exchange or storage of information: identification, e.g. bar codes
Connecting closures to device or container: caps; Plugs
Term ended 19 Nov 2019 (estimated)
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1. Field of Invention
This invention relates to containers or vessels for collecting fluid samples from patients, that comprise means for containing and sharing information about the contents of the fluid samples in the container and the patient. More particularly, this invention relates to a means that is removably affixed to a vessel or container that can be linked electronically to the operating stations in a laboratory and/or removed mechanically and subsequently attached to another document or container.
2. Description of Related Art
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tube with the label of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the label of the present invention of FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the bottom or underside of the label of the present invention of FIG. 1.
While this invention is satisfied by embodiments in many different forms, there is shown in the drawings and will herein be described in detail, the preferred embodiments of the invention, with the understanding that the present disclosure is to be considered as exemplary of the principles of the invention and is not intended to limit the invention to the embodiments illustrated. Various other modifications will be apparent to and readily made by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention. The scope of the invention will be measured by the appended claims and their equivalents.
FIG. 1 illustrates a sample collection tube 20 and a label 40. Label 40 comprises a permanent portion 50 and a peel away portion 70.
As shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 3, permanent portion 50 comprises a first side 52, a second side 54, a third side 56, a fourth side 58, a bottom side or an underside 60 and a top side 62. First side 52 is across from second side 54 and third side 56 is across from fourth side 58. Although it is within the purview of the invention that fourth side 58 may be a geometric shape, for purposes of illustration an elliptical shape is shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. In addition, bottom side 60 includes an adhesive 98 for attaching the label to a container.