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US 7,578,205 B2Granted
Sterile sampling device
AssigneeMillipore Corporation
InventorBrett M. Belongia
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AssigneeMillipore Corporation
InventorBrett M. Belongia
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The present invention provides fluid sampling device comprising a sampling head having a series of openings through it from one major surface to the other, a plurality of conduits at the downstream side of the openings and a plurality of sample containers. The openings are selectively opened and closed through the use of switches mounted within each opening and the head of the device members, each switch being movable within said head between closed and open positions. The conduits (e.g., flexible tubing) are equal in number to the openings, with each conduit connected to an individual port fitting arranged on a face of the head downstream of the respective opening. Similarly, the sample containers (e.g., flexible bags) are equal in number to the conduits, with each sample container connected to an individual conduit opposite the connection to the port. A specific configuration for the device, as well as a kit containing pre-sterilized components of the fluid sampling device, are also described.
A fluid sampling device comprising:
A fluid sampling kit for retrieving a fluid sample from a fluid receptacle in a sterile manner, the fluid receptacle provided with a port, the fluid sampling kit comprising, enclosed within sterile packaging, a pre-sterilized fluid sampling device comprising a sampling head having a first and a second major face on opposite sides from each other, the head having a plurality of openings extending through it from the first major face to the second major face, each of the openings adjacent the second, face has an attachment port to which a pre-sterilized fluid conduit is attached downstream of the second face and attachment port, each conduit having a pre-sterilized collection receptacle in fluid communication with the conduit and being downstream of the conduit, each opening adjacent the first major face having a recess that extends in a plane parallel to the first and second major faces, each recess having a movable switch which selectively covers the opening in a manner allowing movement of said switch between a “closed” and an “open” position in the recess.
A fluid sampling device comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.