Container having gas scrubber insert for automated clinical analyzer
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a container to hold a liquid comprising a material subject to deterioration as the result of reaction with a contaminant in a gas present in atmospheric air surrounding the container, said container having a mouth;
a septum removably insertable in said mouth, said septum having an opening therein; and
a gas scrubber insert removably disposable in the container and separately supported from the septum in the container, the gas scrubber insert including a receptacle containing a reagent, the gas scrubber insert having a top end and a bottom end, the top end being spaced below a bottom surface of the septum when the gas scrubber insert is disposed in the container.
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Abstract
A device and method for extending the useful life of a liquid in a container used in an automated clinical analyzer. The liquid comprises a material subject to deterioration, the subject material capable of deteriorating as the result of reaction with a contaminant in a gas present in the atmospheric air surrounding the container. Atmospheric air surrounding the container that displaces the liquid consumed from a container is routed through a gas scrubber insert in order to remove or at least reduce the quantity of at least one contaminant present in that air. The gas scrubber insert is positioned between the liquid in the container and the atmospheric air surrounding the container.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a container to hold a liquid comprising a material subject to deterioration as the result of reaction with a contaminant in a gas present in atmospheric air surrounding the container, said container having a mouth; a septum removably insertable in said mouth, said septum having an opening therein; and a gas scrubber insert removably disposable in the container and separately supported from the septum in the container, the gas scrubber insert including a receptacle containing a reagent, the gas scrubber insert having a top end and a bottom end, the top end being spaced below a bottom surface of the septum when the gas scrubber insert is disposed in the container. - 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)
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24. A container comprising:
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a first opening; a gas scrubber comprising a sleeve having a first end and a second end forming a second opening therethrough and a circumferential receptacle coupled to the sleeve adjacent the first end, the gas scrubber disposed in the first opening; and a septum disposed in the first opening and having an extension disposable into the second opening, the gas scrubber separately supported from the septum in the container. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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