| CPC B01L 3/50825 (2013.01) [A01N 1/0268 (2013.01); A61J 1/1418 (2015.05); A61J 1/1425 (2015.05); B01L 2200/026 (2013.01); B01L 2200/0605 (2013.01); B01L 2200/0689 (2013.01); B01L 2200/085 (2013.01); B01L 2200/141 (2013.01); B01L 2300/042 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0832 (2013.01)] | 17 Claims |
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1. A container cap configured for sealing connection to a tube set and to a container having a hollow interior configured for receiving and storing a liquid sample, the container cap comprising:
an axially extending cylindrical wall;
a radially extending cap top disposed within the cylindrical wall, wherein the cap top has an upper surface and a lower surface, wherein the cap top divides the container cap into an upper interior portion within the cylindrical wall above the upper surface of the cap top, and a lower interior portion within the cylindrical wall and below the lower surface of the cap top; and
at least two exterior tubes extending from the cap top, wherein each exterior tube defines an exterior fluidic passageway configured to fluidly connect to the tube set; and
wherein the lower interior portion comprises at least one fluidic separator extending downwardly from the lower surface of the cap top, wherein the at least one fluidic separator defines at least two interior fluidic passageways each configured to fluidly connect to one of the exterior fluidic passageways and to the hollow interior of the container, wherein each interior fluidic passageway is configured to provide a metering of fluid volume within the attached container.
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