Multi-functional holder article and method of using same
First Claim
1. A holder article for a specimen container of the type having an upper circumferential opening, said article comprising:
- a ring having a width dimension and an interior diametral dimension and a proximate portion, said ring removably engagable with a specimen container;
a connector continuous with said ring, said connector having a width dimension; and
a grasping portion continuous with said connector, said grasping portion having a length dimensions opposed lateral side portions continuous and contiguous one with another along the entirety of said length dimension.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for collecting a biological fluid specimen. The apparatus includes a holder article for a specimen container, wherein the holder article contains a ring which is removably engagable with a specimen container, a connector continuous with the ring, and a grasping portion continuous with the connector, the grasping portion having opposed lateral side portions which are continuous and contiguous along their entire length with one another. The grasping portion is movable along a longitudinal axis such that the lateral side portions are approachable one to another, with each side portion on an opposed side of a plane coaxial with the longitudinal axis. The connector includes a specimen collection area.
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20 Claims
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1. A holder article for a specimen container of the type having an upper circumferential opening, said article comprising:
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a ring having a width dimension and an interior diametral dimension and a proximate portion, said ring removably engagable with a specimen container; a connector continuous with said ring, said connector having a width dimension; and a grasping portion continuous with said connector, said grasping portion having a length dimensions opposed lateral side portions continuous and contiguous one with another along the entirety of said length dimension. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of using a holder for a specimen cup to contain an errant specimen sample, said method comprising:
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providing a holder having a ring removably engagable with a cup, a connector continuous with said ring, and a grasping portion continuous with said connector, said grasping portion having opposed lateral side portions; positioning said lateral side portions such that said grasping portion provides a conduit along a line defining a longitudinal axis of said grasping portion; and directing an errant specimen sample along said conduit. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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- 17. In a holder article of the type for use with a specimen container, said article having a ring removably engagable with a specimen container and a grasping portion connected to said ring, an improvement comprising a connector continuous with both said ring and said grasping portion and configured with said ring to provide a specimen collection area.
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