US 12,075,986 B2
Sample collection system including valve assembly
Neil Jeremy Johnson, Riverton, UT (US)
Assigned to SPECTRUM SOLUTIONS LLC, Draper, UT (US)
Filed by SPECTRUM SOLUTIONS, LLC, Draper, UT (US)
Filed on Jun. 13, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/208,980.
Application 18/208,980 is a continuation of application No. 18/204,120, filed on May 31, 2023.
Application 18/204,120 is a continuation of application No. 16/906,830, filed on Jun. 19, 2020, granted, now 11,701,094.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/864,500, filed on Jun. 20, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0338013 A1, Oct. 26, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B01L 3/00 (2006.01); A61B 10/02 (2006.01); B65D 51/28 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 10/02 (2013.01) [B01L 3/502 (2013.01); B01L 3/508 (2013.01); B01L 3/50825 (2013.01); B01L 3/523 (2013.01); B65D 51/2864 (2013.01); B65D 51/2878 (2013.01); B65D 51/2892 (2013.01); B01L 2200/0689 (2013.01); B01L 2200/10 (2013.01); B01L 2200/16 (2013.01); B01L 2300/042 (2013.01); B01L 2300/047 (2013.01); B01L 2300/049 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0832 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A biological sample collection system, comprising:
a sample collection vessel having an opening for receiving a biological sample;
a selectively movable valve configured to associate with the sample collection vessel and comprising:
a core including a fluid vent and a flange configured to limit advancement of the core through the opening of sample collection vessel; and
a collar non-threadedly disposed about the core and forming a fluid-tight seal with the core and obstructing the fluid vent; and
a sealing cap coupled to the collar, the sealing cap comprising a reagent chamber for storing a sample preservation reagent and being configured to removably associate with and form a fluid tight connection with the sample collection vessel, wherein the selectively moveable valve is configured to seal the reagent chamber while the fluid vent is obstructed,
wherein associating the sealing cap with the sample collection vessel causes a physical rearrangement of the selectively movable valve via movement of the core relative to the collar such that the fluid vent of the core is placed in fluid communication with the reagent chamber, thereby establishing fluid communication between the reagent chamber and the sample collection vessel.