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Blood sample management using open cell foam

  • US 10,219,731 B2
  • Filed: 06/02/2017
  • Issued: 03/05/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/14/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A specimen transfer device adapted to receive a sample, comprising:

  • a housing having a first end, a second end, a sidewall extending therebetween, and an actuation member movable between a first position and a second position;

    a deformable material disposed within the housing, the material deformable from an initial position in which the material is adapted to contain the sample to a deformed position in which at least a portion of the sample is released from the material; and

    a viscoelastic member disposed within the housing between the material and the sidewall of the housing and between the material and the actuation member,wherein the viscoelastic member is engaged with the actuation member and the material such that movement of the actuation member from the first position to the second position exerts a force on the viscoelastic member which deforms the material from the initial position to the deformed position.

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