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Specimen collection assembly

US4244920A · kind A · utility

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13Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 10, 1979
Grant dateJan 13, 1981
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Expiry dateDec 10, 1999

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B10/007
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A specimen collection assembly comprising a cup member having a body portion and an open end closure portion. The assembly also includes a cap member having a closure portion adapted for engagement with the cup closure portion to effectuate a seal between the cap member and the cup member to thereby seal the interior of the cup body portion. The cup and cap members each have an outer protective wall thereon extending past and covering the outermost extremities of the closure portions of the cup and cap members to protect the closure portions from hand and body contact.

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