Centrifugation vial and cluster tray
First Claim
1. An integral array of vials comprising:
- a plurality of joined vial base members each having a support surface;
a plurality of vial side walls each extending from and integrally formed with a base member and each forming a vial rim defining a chamber opening at a vial end remote from said base member, each vial side wall comprising an inner and outer wall, said inner wall extending from and integrally formed with said outer wall, and said inner and outer walls forming said rim at their juncture; and
a plurality of vial bottom walls each extending from and integrally formed with an associated vial side wall to define a vial chamber, each vial bottom wall being offset from the plane of the associated base member surface for supporting the vial such that each bottom wall is spaced from any substantially planar surface on which the associated base member is supported.
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Abstract
A plurality of centrifugation vials having a common base form a cluster tray suitably shaped for receipt by a standard multiwell or cluster tray carrier for a centrifuge. The tray base is segmented into individual vial bases to facilitate separation of a given vial from the cluster tray if desired. The bottom surface of each vial directly under the vial'"'"'s interior chamber is recessed from the bottom supporting surface of the cluster tray to avoid scuffing or scratching. A skirted snap-plug cap is also provided for improved sealing means and to decrease the risk of contamination upon opening and closing of the vial. The vials and cluster trays thereof are preferably formed from transparent polymeric materials which can support anchored cell growth.
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20 Claims
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1. An integral array of vials comprising:
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a plurality of joined vial base members each having a support surface; a plurality of vial side walls each extending from and integrally formed with a base member and each forming a vial rim defining a chamber opening at a vial end remote from said base member, each vial side wall comprising an inner and outer wall, said inner wall extending from and integrally formed with said outer wall, and said inner and outer walls forming said rim at their juncture; and
a plurality of vial bottom walls each extending from and integrally formed with an associated vial side wall to define a vial chamber, each vial bottom wall being offset from the plane of the associated base member surface for supporting the vial such that each bottom wall is spaced from any substantially planar surface on which the associated base member is supported. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An integral array of vials comprising:
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a plurality if joined vial base members each having a supporting surface and separating means for facilitating separation of said base members; a plurality of vial side walls each extending from and integrally formed with a base member and each forming a vial rim defining a chamber opening at a vial end remote from said base member; a plurality of vial bottom walls each extending from and integrally formed with an associated vial side wall to define a vial chamber, each vial bottom wall being offset from the plane of the associated base member surface for supporting the vial such that each bottom wall is spaced from any substantially planar surface on which the associated base member is supported; and
a plurality of tabs each extending upwardly from the vial base member proximate to a vial to facilitate handling of the vial. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An integral array of vials comprising:
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a base structure having a plurality of connected regions, each forming a vial base member, said base structure further having a nesting lip extending from the periphery thereof; a vial wall extending from and integrally formed with each base member, each of said walls extending and integrally formed with and terminating in a bottom wall and defining therewith a vial chamber, wherein the outer surface of each of the bottom walls is offset from its base member such that the outer surface of the bottom wall makes no contact with any substantially planar surface on which the base member is place and wherein each region is bounded by segmenting means in the base structure rendering each region severable from the remainder of the base structure. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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