	US 12,247,192 B2
	Medical sample transportation container
Jonas Jarvius, Uppsala (SE); Anders Lind, Tarnsjo (SE); Henrik Soderstrom, Knivsta (SE); Jan Grawe, Uppsala (SE); Ian Fitzpatrick, Elwood (AU); and Jurg Bartholdi, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to Q-Linea AB, Uppsala (SE)
Filed by Q-linea AB, Uppsala (SE)
Filed on Mar. 26, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/214,192.
Application 17/214,192 is a division of application No. 15/569,036, granted, now 10,995,311, previously published as PCT/EP2016/058952, filed on Apr. 21, 2016.
Claims priority of application No. 1507026 (GB), filed on Apr. 24, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2021/0246410 A1, Aug. 12, 2021
Int. Cl. C12M 3/00 (2006.01); A01N 1/00 (2006.01); A01N 1/02 (2006.01); C12M 1/00 (2006.01); C12M 1/02 (2006.01); C12M 3/06 (2006.01); C12Q 1/04 (2006.01)

CPC C12M 41/14 (2013.01) [A01N 1/0252 (2013.01); A01N 1/0273 (2013.01); C12M 27/16 (2013.01); C12M 41/24 (2013.01); C12Q 1/04 (2013.01)]

20 Claims

1. A method for handling a medical sample in a blood culture flask, wherein the medical sample is a blood sample, and wherein the method includes simultaneous transportation and incubation of the medical sample in a portable, hand-held apparatus for transport and incubation of the medical sample, the apparatus comprising a sealable container having a thermally insulated compartment for receiving the blood culture flask; a heater; and an agitator, and comprises:

placing the blood culture flask in the thermally insulated compartment of the sealable container;

transporting the medical sample;

pre-culturing the medical sample by, with the heater, heating the medical sample to a temperature suitable for pre-culturing to promote growth of microorganisms, wherein the thermally insulated compartment and the heating are used to keep the medical sample at the temperature suitable for pre-culturing during the transporting of the medical sample; and

with the agitator, agitating the medical sample in the blood culture flask during transportation and pre-culturing of the medical sample.