US 11,850,584 B2
Isolation tube
Christopher S. Ronsick, Durham, NC (US); Kirk Ririe, Salt Lake City, UT (US); Mark S. Wilson, Hillsborough, NC (US); John D. Walsh, Bahama, NC (US); and Ryan T. Hill, Durham, NC (US)
Assigned to bioMerieux, Inc., Durham, NC (US); and BioFire Defense, LLC, Salt Lake City, UT (US)
Filed by bioMerieux, Inc., Durham, NC (US); and BioFire Defense, LLC, Salt Lake City, UT (US)
Filed on Jun. 23, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/356,052.
Application 17/356,052 is a continuation of application No. 16/046,275, filed on Jul. 26, 2018, granted, now 11,090,646.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/643,918, filed on Mar. 16, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/537,731, filed on Jul. 27, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2021/0370284 A1, Dec. 2, 2021
Int. Cl. B01L 3/00 (2006.01); G01N 1/40 (2006.01); C12M 1/00 (2006.01); B04B 5/04 (2006.01); C12Q 1/24 (2006.01); B01L 3/02 (2006.01); G01N 1/20 (2006.01); B04B 11/04 (2006.01)
CPC B01L 3/50215 (2013.01) [B01L 3/0296 (2013.01); B01L 3/5021 (2013.01); B01L 3/5082 (2013.01); B01L 3/50825 (2013.01); B04B 5/0414 (2013.01); C12M 45/05 (2013.01); C12Q 1/24 (2013.01); G01N 1/2035 (2013.01); G01N 1/4077 (2013.01); B01L 2200/02 (2013.01); B01L 2200/0652 (2013.01); B01L 2200/0684 (2013.01); B01L 2200/0689 (2013.01); B01L 2300/042 (2013.01); B01L 2300/044 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0672 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0681 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0832 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0848 (2013.01); B01L 2300/123 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0409 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0478 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0633 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0683 (2013.01); B04B 2005/0435 (2013.01); B04B 2011/046 (2013.01); G01N 2001/4083 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A centrifugable assembly for a sample, the assembly comprising:
a plunger configured to be disposed at least partially within a separation container, the plunger defining a longitudinal axis; and
a body of the separation container comprising a retainer configured to engage the plunger by rotating the plunger about the longitudinal axis,
wherein in an instance in which the retainer and the plunger are engaged, the retainer is configured to maintain the plunger at a predetermined position to prohibit the plunger from moving along the longitudinal axis, and
wherein in an instance in which the retainer and the plunger are disengaged, the plunger is configured to be movable along the longitudinal axis.