Patent · US Expired

Enclosed living cell dispensing tube

US6283294A · kind A · utility

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37Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 1, 1999
Grant dateSep 4, 2001
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Expiry dateSep 1, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61J1/2089
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A dispensing tube containing a selected material, such as bacterial cells or other additive, on the inside of the tube. The tube is wrapped and sealed in an outer watertight envelope until time for usage. At the time of usage the outer envelope is taken away and when the tubular device penetrates a solution container such as a beverage or an enteral solution, the selected material is added to the solution while the solution flows through the tube.

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