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Needle-free, safety biological sample collection system

  • US 20110094319A1
  • Filed: 11/16/2010
  • Published: 04/28/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/28/2005
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A collection container for a liquid sample, the collection container comprising:

  • a receptacle having an open top;

    a lid removably coupled to the top of the receptacle;

    a sampling port formed in the lid, the sampling port including an opening;

    an aspiration tube coupled to the opening of the sampling port, the aspiration tube reaching at least near a bottom of the receptacle;

    a valve coupled to a top end of the aspiration tube, the valve having a closed configuration which prevents the liquid sample from escaping through the aspiration tube, the valve having an open configuration which allows the liquid sample to be transferred through the aspiration tube when a mating device is coupled to the valve; and

    a fitting coupled to a top end of the valve, the fitting capable of being removably coupled to the mating device.

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