Rotatable fluid sample collection device

US9678069B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS, INC. · US

Inventors

• Kory A. Gunnerson · Cincinnati, US
• Raymond F. Jakubowicz · Rush, US
• Andrew M. Kirsch · Webster, US
• James E. Robinson · Rochester, US
• Daniel P. Salotto · Rochester, US
• David A. Tomasso · Rochester, US
• Zhong Ding · Pittsford, US
• William Franklin Gottermeier · Pittsford, US
• Aaron Michael Swick · Cincinnati, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 13, 2014
• Grant date: Jun 13, 2017
• Expiry date: Mar 13, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10T436/25375
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A sample collection device for a fluid sample includes: a body including a capillary channel having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is adapted to draw the fluid into the channel by capillary action; an air vent located in the vicinity of the second end and in fluid communication with the capillary channel; a barrier positioned within the capillary channel to prevent flow of the fluid by capillary action thereacross; and features on opposing sides of the body to form an axis of rotation, which is substantially perpendicular to the overall direction of the capillary channel from the first end to the second end. In a preferred embodiment, the sample collection device is adapted to rotate about the axis of rotation within a cartridge having a sample manipulation device to bring the first end into position with the sample manipulation device.