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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D655424 | Cassette for a medical device | 03/06/2012 |
| 7985387 | Protease inhibitor sample collection system A collection container and a method for collecting a biological sample, particularly whole blood, includes at least one stabilizing agent in an amount effective to stabilize and inhibit protein degradation and/or fragmentation. The stabilizing agent is able to stabi... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7935080 | Catheter and introducer needle assembly with needle shield A needle shield assembly with a needle having a distal tip and a static feature is provided. The needle shield assembly includes an adapter having an open distal terminus and an open proximal terminus to allow passage of the needle and a needle shield slidably assoc... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7803305 | Process for forming multilayer containers A co-injection process is provided for fabricating improved multi-layer containers, including but not limited to blood collection tubes, evacuated blood collection tubes, culture bottles, centrifuges tubes, and syringe barrels. The container includes a tube (10 | 09/28/2010 |
| 7736593 | Device and methods for collection of biological fluid sample and treatment of selected components A collection device and a method for collecting a biological sample, particularly whole blood, includes a separating member to separate the whole blood into its components, and at least reagent positioned to selectively interact with a component of the separated sam... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7615033 | Flashback blood collection needle A needle assembly includes a transparent or translucent housing with a fluid inlet end, a fluid outlet end, a flashback chamber and a venting mechanism therebetween. Substantially axially aligned inlet and outlet cannulas extend from the housing and communicate with... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7604985 | System and method for determining fill volume in a container A system and method for detecting a pathogen in a sample is provided, the system capable of measuring the volume of a sample in a container through the use of various measurement technologies, thereby ensuring that a user is aware of volumes not meeting specificatio... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7604616 | Catheter and introducer needle assembly with needle shield A catheter and introducer needle assembly with a needle shield is provided. The needle shield includes a means for preventing unwanted distal movement of the needle once the needle has been withdrawn into the needle shield. The needle shield also includes a means fo... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7578977 | Container assembly and method for making assembly The present invention is directed to a container assembly and a method of manufacturing thereof. The container assembly includes an outer tube within an inner tube and a venting pathway extending between the inner surface of the outer tube and the outer surface of t... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7578975 | Device and method for separating components of a fluid sample A device and method is provided for separating heavier and lighter fractions of a fluid sample. The device includes a plurality of constituents comprising a container and a composite element in the container. The composite element is a separator comprising at least ... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7574789 | Container assembly and method for making assembly A method of assembling a container including an inner tube contained within an outer tube. The method includes providing an outer tube, providing a spacing element adjacent the open top of the outer tube and inserting an inner tube within the outer tube. The spacing... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7524641 | Method of separating cells from a sample Rare cells are separated from a sample fluid by a positive selection or negative selection antibody by centrifuging in a tube containing a harvesting float. The harvesting float has an axial passage and a density to settle in the sample fluid and expand the layer of... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7524308 | Safety shielding needle assembly with passive shielding A shieldable collection needle assembly that shields the needle upon tube withdrawal includes a hub mounted on a needle cannula and a spring biased telescoping shield mounted on the hub. The needle assembly is matable with a needle holder adapted to receive the bloo... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7517137 | System and method for stirring suspended solids in a liquid media An improved system and method for stirring suspended solids in a liquid media to enhance sample growth and improve sample detection results. The system and method employs a sample vessel holder which adapted to receive at least one sample vessel which contains the s... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7507378 | Collection assembly A plurality of container assemblies are provided. Each container assembly has substantially identical external dimensions. However, the internal volumes of certain container assemblies differ from the internal volumes of other container assemblies. The container ass... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7500569 | Plasma on demand tube A device for separating plasma from whole blood is provided having an evacuated primary collection chamber capable of fluid communication through a porous filter to an evacuated secondary collection chamber. An agglutinating agent is provided within the primary coll... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7491304 | Carrierless electrophoresis process and electrophoresis device for carrying out this process A free flow electrophoresis method for separating sample substances into their analytes. This method comprises multiple steps: a first step for the crude fractionation of the sample substance and at least one second step in which the crudely fractionated sample subs... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7428773 | Method for making a safety shield assembly and related combinations thereof The present invention is a method for assembling a safety shield assembly and more particularly a method for assembling a safety shield assembly with a fluid handling device. Preferably, the safety shield assembly may be assembled with a needle assembly, an intraven... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7399394 | Electrophoresis device, electrophoresis method using an electrophoresis device and use of the electrophoresis device An electrophoresis device having a separation chamber that is provided with at least one sample inlet on the inlet side and outlets (9) for the electrophoretically treated sample species on the outlet side. The separation chamber is divided into two chamber p... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7351228 | Plunger rod for arterial blood collection syringes An arterial blood collection device is provided having a one-piece plunger rod for use with a blood collection syringe. The plunger rod is hollow, with a closed front end. A self-sealing filter is provided within the closed front end of the plunger rod. Vents are sp... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7332227 | Non-volatile lubricant system for medical devices A non-volatile lubricious coating composition is provided for use with medical devices, such as hypodermic needles, catheters, and the like. The coating composition includes a first siloxane polymer having a very low viscosity less than about 50 centistokes, a secon... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7316668 | Needle shield assembly A safety needle assembly including a needle with an intravenous puncture tip, a shield in pivotal engagement with respect to the needle, and a hub in the form of a collar providing pivotal engagement between the needle and the shield is provided. The shield is pivot... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7316771 | Medium for analytic and preparative electrophoresis The invention relates to a medium for analytic and preparative electrophoresis which includes a content of acids and bases of different pKa values. The medium contains at least two acids, where the difference in pKa values (ΔpKa) of adjacent acids are no greater th... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7309468 | Protease inhibitor sample collection system A collection container and a method for collecting a biological sample, particularly whole blood, that includes at least one stabilizing agent in an amount effective to stabilize and inhibit protein degradation and/or fragmentation. The stabilizing agent is able to ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7294118 | Retractable needle assembly A fluid collection or infusion set is provided. The set includes flexible tubing with a fitting attached to a proximal end and a needle assembly attached to the distal end. The needle assembly includes a needle hub and a needle cannula secured in the hub. An actuato... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7258678 | Retractable safety needle A retractable safety needle apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a needle holder with opposite proximal and distal ends. A needle assembly is mounted in the needle holder for movement from a first position where a distal cannula projects distally beyond the... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7252856 | Blood gas syringe having improved blood barrier A process for fabricating a water-swellable porous plastic plug is provided, the process including the steps of: providing a porous substrate having a plurality of passageways therethrough, disposing into the passageways a hydrophilic polymer, irradiating the substr... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7223258 | Safety shield assembly The present invention is a safety shield assembly having a shield and a collar for connecting the shield to a fluid handling device whereby the shield may be pivoted with respect to the collar. Preferably, the safety shield assembly may be used with a needle assembl... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7211430 | System for stirring growth medium An improved system and method for stirring suspended solids in a liquid media to enhance sample growth and improve sample detection results. The system and method employs a sample vessel holder which adapted to receive at least one sample vessel which contains the s... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7205157 | Method of separating cells from a sample Rare cells are separated from a sample fluid by a positive selection or negative selection antibody by centrifuging in a tube containing a harvesting float. The harvesting float has an axial passage and a density to settle in the sample fluid and expand the layer of... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7201740 | Forward-shielding blood collection set A blood collection set includes a needle having a puncture tip, a hub supporting the needle and including a release member, a safety shield, a drive member, and a packaging shield disposed on the hub. The safety shield is movable from a retracted position within the... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7163526 | Flashback blood collection needle with needle shield The needle assembly is provided with the housing, an IV cannula for accessing a blood vessel and a non-patient cannula for communication with an evacuated tube. A flashback chamber is provided in the housing at or near the distal end of the housing. A shield is hing... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7147826 | Method and apparatus for transporting biological samples A container assembly and method for storing, treating, transporting and stabilizing a biological sample includes a container, a closure member and a sample holder removably received in the container. The sample holder can be a platform-like device dimensioned to be ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7144388 | Selectively passive shieldable medical needle device A pivotable shielding needle device for shielding used needle cannulas. The device generally includes a hub with a needle, and a shield pivotable between a first position exposing the needle and a second position encompassing the needle. A biasing element acts on th... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7128726 | Safety needle assembly The present invention is a safety shield assembly having a shield and a collar for connecting the shield to a fluid handling device whereby the shield may be pivoted with respect to the collar. Preferably, the safety shield assembly may be used with a needle assembl... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7122157 | Specimen label A substrate removably attached to a container that can be linked electronically to the operating stations in a laboratory and/or removed and subsequently attached to a document or another container. More particularly, the substrate is a partitioned label with human ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7060055 | Forward shielding safety device The present invention is directed to a shieldable blood collection set as well as a needle assembly for use therein. The needle assembly includes a needle cannula having a puncture tip at a distal end thereof and a hub which supports the needle cannula. A hollow out... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7041066 | Needle assembly A needle shield assembly includes an elongate needle having a proximal end and a distal needle tip. A needle shield is provided for slidable movement from a retracted position in which the needle tip is exposed to an extended position in which the needle tip is cove... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6997913 | Needle safety device A blood collection assembly includes a needle cannula with an intravenous end and a non-patient end. The cannula is mounted to a needle holder so that the non-patient end projects into the holder. A safety shield is telescoped over the needle cannula and is movable ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6994213 | Packaging for push button blood collection set A package is provided for a medical device that a spring-driven button-actuated safety shield. The package includes a tray with a bottom wall and sidewall enclosure that extends upwardly from the bottom wall a distance greater than the height or thickness of the med... | 02/07/2006 |
