Patent · US Expired

Specimen transporting and processing system

US5833928A · kind A · utility

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10Claims
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Filing dateNov 15, 1995
Grant dateNov 10, 1998
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Expiry dateNov 15, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65D55/06
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A specimen transporting and processing system having a tubular container with a collar threadedly secured at one end and with a cap applied to the collar. The collar is temporarily locked in place on the container by means of an extending tab which is bound in place by a tape strip adhering to the tab and to the container. When the tape strip is removed or broken, the collar can then be unscrewed and removed from the container.

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