Biopsy sample storage container and related sampler
US10646207B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 17, 2014 |
| Grant date | May 12, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 9, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2562/08
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A storage container to receive and store a biopsy sample of an organism, held by a biopsy sample collector, the storage container comprising a container body defining a containment region with an open end, and a container cap removably located at the open end to seal the containment region, the cap including a passage that is closed by a closure that is able to be ruptured to allow a biopsy sample retaining biopsy sample collector to thereat enter the containment region so that the sample can be stored in the containment region and the sample collector can seal the passage.
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