Repuncturable self-sealing sample container with internal collapsible bag
AssigneeMDS Sciex
InventorsKevin S. Bodner, Tyler A. Palmer, Pejman Ghanouni
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Abstract
A sample container for minimizing evaporation of a contained volume of sample includes a container housing, a repuncturable self-sealing membrane, and a collapsible sample bag. The container housing includes an open end and a hollow interior region. The repuncturable self-sealing membrane configured to self-seal after repeated punctures is engaged in the open end of the container housing and includes an exterior surface exposed to the external environment and an interior surface oriented toward the hollow interior region of the container housing. The collapsible sample bag includes a proximate end that is permanently attached to the interior surface of the repuncturable self-sealing membrane.
Claims30
A sample container, comprising:
- a container housing having an open end and a hollow interior region;
- a repuncturable self-sealing membrane engaged in the open end of the container housing and configured to self-seal after repeated punctures, the repuncturable self-sealing membrane comprising an exterior surface exposed to the external environment, and an interior surface oriented toward the hollow interior region of the container housing;
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- a collapsible sample bag comprising a proximate end that is permanently attached to the interior surface of the repuncturable self-sealing membrane.
An array of sample containers, comprising:
- a plate having a first major surface;
- a plurality of container housings formed within the first major surface of the plate, each of the plurality of container housings having an open end and a hollow interior region;
- a plurality of repuncturable self-sealing membranes engaged in the open end of a respective plurality of container housings, wherein each of the plurality of repuncturable self-sealing membranes comprises an exterior surface exposed to an external environment, and an interior surface oriented toward the hollow interior region of the container housing;
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- a plurality of collapsible sample bags extending into a respective plurality of hollow interior regions of the container housings, each collapsible sample bag comprising a proximate end that is permanently attached to the interior surface of the repuncturable self-sealing membrane.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.