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Bodily fluid sample collection and transport

US10371606B2 · kind B2 · utility

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18Claims

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Assignee

Theranos IP Company, LLC · US

Inventors

Elizabeth A. Holmes · Palo Alto, US
Clarissa Lui · Menlo Park, US
Michael Chen · Palo Alto, US
Daniel Young · San Francisco, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 11, 2016
Grant date	Aug 6, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 12, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01N2035/00326
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Bodily fluid sample collection systems, devices, and method are provided. The sample is collected at a first location and subjected to a first sample processing step. The sample may be shipped to a second location and subjected to a second sample processing step that does not introduce contaminants into a plasma portion of the sample formed from the first processing step. The sample may also be mixed with other material(s) in the collection device.

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