Abstract:
A regulator for modulation of the flow rate of blood out of a patients blood vessel during blood collection is disclosed. The regulator includes a housing having a housing inlet, a housing outlet, and a wall defining a housing interior. At least a portion of the wall includes a flexible member. A valve is associated with the flexible member and is in communication with the housing interior. The regulator is designed so that upon an application of a differential pressure within the housing interior, the flexible member and/or valve automatically move with respect to either the housing inlet or housing outlet to modulate a flow of blood moving through the housing. A manual over-ride device can be provided to enable a user to over-ride the automatic regulation and manually regulate the flow of blood through the housing.
Abstract:
A biological sample containment system (10) that includes a biological specimen collection container (12) for collecting a biological sample and a label (20) for the container (12) is disclosed. In one embodiment, the label (20) includes a first or front side(22) and a second or rear side (24) having a readable information portion (26). The label (20) is affixable to the container (12) by the second side (24) and with the label (20) affixed to the container (12), the readable information portion (26) on the second side (24) is readable through a portion of the container (12). By including readable information on the second or rear side (24) of the label (20), the amount of readable information that can be included on the label (20) is increased by using the previously unused rear side of the label (20).
Abstract:
A closure and a container assembly are disclosed. The closure includes a first visual identifier and a second visual identifier, wherein the second visual identifier is different from the first visual identifier. The first visual identifier may be a first color, and the second visual identifier may be a second color. At least one of the first and/or second visual identifier may include a fluorescent compound having a characteristic fluorescent spectra. The first visual identifier and the second visual identifier may be provided on the annular skirt of the closure. The fluorescent compound may be provided on at least one of the closure and the container assembly and can be used to facilitate automated visualization of the fluorescent compound under fluorescence excitation light.
Abstract:
A closure having enhanced oxygen barrier capabilities includes a cap body(20) formed from a first material, the cap body defining a cavity (24) therethrough, a stopper (30) formed from a second material, the second material being different than the first material and disposed within the cavity, and a barrier layer (40) formed from a third material, the third material being different than at least the second material and associated with at least one of the cap body and the stopper. A container assembly including a closure and a method of forming the closure is also provided.
Abstract:
A biological sample containment system (10) and a label (20) for a container that includes a first layer (22) having a first readable information portion (24) and a second layer (26) removably attached to the first layer (22), the second layer (26) having a second readable information portion (28), is disclosed. In one embodiment, the first layer (22) and the second layer (26) of the label (20) are both formed of a thermosensitive material. In one embodiment, at least a part of the first readable information portion (24) is identical to at least a part of the second readable information portion (28). The label (20) of the present disclosure allows a portion of the label (20) having readable information to be removed and adhered to a patient record, for example, while a portion of the label (20) having identical readable information remains on the container (12).
Abstract:
A regulator for in-line modulation of the flow rate of fluid during blood collection includes a fluid transfer device for transferring fluid from a patient to a collection device. The fluid transfer device comprises a fluid passageway defined by a tubular sidewall and a flexible member associated with a portion of the tubular sidewall. The flexible member is configured for movement with respect to the fluid passageway upon exposure of the fluid transfer device to a differential pressure during a blood collection procedure to prevent collapse of a patients blood vessel. The flexible member of the regulator can be a frame surrounding a flexible diaphragm. Alternatively, the flexible member can include a flexible material integrally formed within the tubular sidewall of the pressure regulator.
Abstract:
A specimen collection assembly (100) including a flow control member (106) for adjustably altering a flow path is disclosed. In one configuration, the flow control member (106) defines a regulation channel (166) in fluid communication with a lumen of a cannula (112), wherein the flow control member (106) is configured to adjustably alter an effective flow distance between the lumen of the cannula (112) and an interior of an evacuated collection container. In another configuration, the flow control member (106) is positioned to vary an effective cross-sectional area of at least one of an inlet port (346) and an outlet port (350) adapted to be in fluid communication with the lumen and the evacuated collection container.
Abstract:
A specimen collection container (10) having a transitional fill-volume indicator (30) is disclosed. The specimen collection container includes an open top end (12), a closed bottom end (14), and a sidewall (16) extending therebetween defining an interior (18). The specimen collection container includes a transitional fill-volume indicator adjacent the sidewall, such that the container defines a first volumetric interior (32) defined by the sidewall between the closed bottom end and the transitional indicator. The specimen collection container also defines a second volumetric interior (34) defined by the sidewall between the closed bottom end and a portion of the sidewall disposed above the transitional indicator. The first volumetric interior is adapted to allow extraction of a specimen therefrom by a first extraction process, and the second volumetric interior is adapted to allow extraction of a specimen therefrom by either the first extraction process or a second extraction process, the second extraction process being different than the first extraction process.