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Container system for releasably storing a substance

US9207164B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 28, 2012
Grant dateDec 8, 2015
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Expiry dateAug 13, 2033

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T137/0318
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention provides a container system for releasably storing a substance. The container system includes a vial having a sample storage chamber and a piercing member for piercing a membrane in the lid, which membrane seals a substance within a reservoir in the lid until the membrane is pierced by the piercing member. The container system optionally includes a funnel. There is also provided a method and kit for use of such a container system.

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