SPECIMEN CONTAINER, SYSTEM, AND METHOD
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- A specimen container, comprising;
a first portion including at least one flexible wall, at least one opening and at least one closed edge, the first portion for initially containing the specimen;
at least one sealing portion located along the at least one flexible wall;
a connector portion located along the at least one flexible wall for sealingly attaching the specimen container or portion of the specimen container to a processing device;
wherein, when sealed, the at least one sealing portion defines one or more sealed compartments.
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Abstract
This invention relates to the collection and handling of biological or chemical specimens. The invention provides a device and a method for collecting and preparing patient samples, such as sputum, to be used in downstream diagnostics tests. The invention reduces the handling and exposure of healthcare workers to the sample by the use of a bag in which hermetic seals are utilized to separate sample aliquots.
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1. :
- A specimen container, comprising;
a first portion including at least one flexible wall, at least one opening and at least one closed edge, the first portion for initially containing the specimen; at least one sealing portion located along the at least one flexible wall; a connector portion located along the at least one flexible wall for sealingly attaching the specimen container or portion of the specimen container to a processing device; wherein, when sealed, the at least one sealing portion defines one or more sealed compartments. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
- A specimen container, comprising;
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- A method for the transfer of a source material, the method comprising the steps of;
attaching a specimen container or a portion of a specimen container to a processing device whereby the specimen container is sealingly attached to the processing device; collecting a source material from a patient so that the patient deposits the source material directly into the specimen container through an opening in the specimen container; sealing the opening in the specimen container so that the source material is prevented from exiting the specimen container; transferring a sample of the source material from the specimen container to the processing device so that the source material remains within the specimen container or the processing device; and forming one or more compartments in the sealed specimen container. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
- A method for the transfer of a source material, the method comprising the steps of;
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20. :
- A specimen container, comprising;
a first receiving portion for holding a source material, the first portion including an opening through which the source material is received, the opening being adapted to be hermetically sealed after receiving the source material so that the source material is isolated within the container and wherein at least a portion of the first receiving portion being defined by a flexible wall structure that contacts the source material and to which pressure can be applied for displacing at least a portion of the source material from the receiving portion to the expulsion portion; and a specimen sample compartment in fluid communication with the first receiving portion and into which the source material can be transferred within the specimen container, the specimen sample compartment including a port through which the source material can be withdrawn from the container, the port being adapted for sealing connection with a specimen processing device, the specimen sample compartment being sealably detachable from the first portion.
- A specimen container, comprising;
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