Sample vessels
First Claim
1. A sample vessel comprising:
- a tubule having an opening for receiving a sample material and at least one compressible section, the at least one compressible section having a wall constructed at least partially from a material having sufficient flexibility to permit compression of opposed sections of the wall into contact;
a generally rigid container receiving at least a portion of the tubule; and
an interface in fluid communication with the opening in the tubule, the interface facilitating delivery of a sample material to the tubule through the opening.
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Abstract
A sample vessel may comprise a tubule having an opening for receiving a sample material and at least one compressible section, a generally rigid container receiving at least a portion of the tubule; and an interface in fluid communication with the opening in the tubule. The at least one compressible section may have a wall constructed at least partially from a material having sufficient flexibility to permit compression of opposed sections of the wall into contact. The interface may facilitate delivery of a sample material to the tubule through the opening. A sample vessel may also comprise a tubule having a plurality of lumens and a wall constructed at least partially from a material having sufficient flexibility to permit compression of opposed sections of the wall into contact with one another and a pressure gate connecting at least two lumens to permit selective fluid flow between the at least two lumens.
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Citations
81 Claims
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1. A sample vessel comprising:
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a tubule having an opening for receiving a sample material and at least one compressible section, the at least one compressible section having a wall constructed at least partially from a material having sufficient flexibility to permit compression of opposed sections of the wall into contact;
a generally rigid container receiving at least a portion of the tubule; and
an interface in fluid communication with the opening in the tubule, the interface facilitating delivery of a sample material to the tubule through the opening. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A sample vessel comprising,
a tubule having a plurality of lumens and a wall constructed at least partially from a material having sufficient flexibility to permit compression of opposed sections of the wall into contact with one another; - and
a pressure gate connecting at least two lumens of the plurality of lumens, the pressure gate permitting selective fluid flow between the at least two lumens. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 81)
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60. A sample vessel comprising:
a tubule having a wall, the wall forming a lumen when the tubule is in an open configuration, the wall having a plurality of sections, at least a first section of the wall having sufficient flexibility to permit compression of a portion of the tubule, at least a second section of the wall having sufficient rigidity to support a flow channel within the tubule during compression of the tubule. - View Dependent Claims (61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74)
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75. A sample vessel comprising,
a tubule having a plurality of lumens and a wall constructed at least partially from a material having sufficient flexibility to permit compression of opposed sections of the wall into contact with one another, at least two of the lumens of the plurality of lumens being connected by a micro-fluidic channel.
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78. An apparatus for drawing a sample into a sample vessel, the apparatus comprising:
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a cylindrical housing having an opening for receiving the sample vessel;
first means for compressing a first portion of the sample vessel, the first compression means positioned at a proximal end of the housing; and
second means for compressing a second portion of the sample vessel, the second compression means positioned at a distal end of the housing. - View Dependent Claims (79, 80)
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Specification