A closure for protectively sealing a biological fluid collection device is disclosed. The closure includes a cap and an adapter or connector. The closure of the present disclosure allows for connection to multiple different blood collection devices. In a first configuration, with the cap connected to the adapter, the closure may be connected to a first blood collection device. In a second configuration, with the cap disconnected from the adapter, the closure may be connected to a second blood collection device. An advantage of the closure of the present disclosure is that it enables a single closure device to accommodate a variety of connection options, hi one embodiment, the closure includes a barrier in communication with a portion of the cap, and the barrier protectively shields a portion of the stopper and/or protectively shields a portion of the cap.

A biological liquid collection device designed to draw blood using an “atmospheric-balanced vacuum” to ensure the blood is exposed to the sample atmospheric partial pressure oxygen and partial pressure carbon dioxide levels as found in standard arterial blood gas syringes, resulting in blood gas sample stabilization during collection and a superior vacuum shelf-life by reducing the gas permeation rate through the plastic tube. The biological liquid collection device comprises a collection module for receiving a biological liquid sample, an evacuated container having an open end and a closed end wherein the evacuated container contains the collection module therein, and a closure for closing the open end of the evacuated container. The evacuated container comprises a gas composition that is substantially equal to the gas composition of the atmosphere outside of the evacuated container. A method for forming the atmospherically balanced vacuum collection device is also provided.

A biological fluid collection system (10) including a collection module (14) for collecting a small sample of blood and transferring a portion of the sample into a device or instrument for analyzing the sample such as a point-of-care or a near-patient-testing device including blood collection devices for collecting and transferring venous and arterial blood samples are disclosed.

A liquid collection-injection needle assembly is provided including a needle cap that accommodates and protects a needle, and that is designed to be used for other purposes as well, so that the needle cap is effectively used, and the number of parts required for assembly is reduced. The assembly includes a needle holding member that holds a needle after needle has been inserted into holding member, and a needle cap that is configured to be connected detachably to a front part of needle holding member, and to protect the exposed portion of needle that is exposed from the needle holding member after needle has been inserted into needle holding member. In the state where needle cap communicates with needle holding member, an end portion of the needle cap is capable of communicating with a rear part of needle holding member.

The present invention relates to a device including a syringe designed to extract blood from a patient, process the blood to create a derivative blood product, and then subsequently to administer the derivative blood product. The present invention further relates to an associated method, carried out by: drawing blood, processing the drawn blood to produce a derivative blood product, and administering the derivative blood product, all using a single sterile vessel.

A method for obtaining large volumes of blood from farmed fish especially farmed salmon includes providing a container to which a negative internal pressure is applied. Input tubes to the container include valves to control the flow of fluid into the container through the input tubes. Needles at the distal ends of the tubes are used to access blood vessels of a fish. On opening of the valve associated with the tube connected to the needle accessing the fish blood vessel, the negative pressure in the container draws blood from the fish into the container. Multiple input tubes can be used to access the blood vessels of a corresponding number of fish at the same time to rapidly collect blood from an entire harvest of fish. The method preserves valuable plasma proteins, and prevents contamination of the blood.

This application relates to an automation compatible collection device for use in collecting samples, e.g., biological fluids and other samples. In some embodiments, the collection device can include a capillary for collecting samples from a biological location of a body and a cap configured to interface with an automation device.

Bodily fluid sample collection systems, devices, and method are provided. The device may comprise a first portion comprising at least a sample collection channel configured to draw the fluid sample into the sample collection channel via a first type of motive force. The sample collection device may include a second portion comprising a sample container for receiving the bodily fluid sample collected in the sample collection channel, the sample container operably engagable to be in fluid communication with the collection channel, whereupon when fluid communication is established, the container provides a second motive force different from the first motive force to move a majority of the bodily fluid sample from the channel into the container.

A syringe-based device includes a housing, the housing including a port, and an actuator mechanism including a first member and a second member configured to be movably disposed within the housing. The first member includes a syringe body and a plunger movably disposed within the syringe body and including a first plunger seal. The second member includes a second plunger seal defining a channel and a valve fluidically coupled with the channel of the second plunger seal. The device also includes a first fluid reservoir and a second fluid reservoir. The device transitions from a first configuration to a second configuration in which a first type of fluid in the first fluid reservoir is delivered through a port, to a third configuration in which a second type of fluid within the second fluid reservoir is delivered through the port.

In some embodiments, a system includes a container assembly, a fluid access assembly, and an adapter. The adapter includes a first engagement feature and a second engagement feature. The first engagement feature of the adapter is configured to releasably engage with a cap of the container assembly and the second engagement feature of the adapter is configured to releasably engage with an engagement feature of the fluid access assembly such that, in a first configuration in which the first engagement feature of the adapter is engaged with the cap and the second engagement feature of the adapter is engaged with the engagement feature of the fluid access assembly, the cap of the container assembly is at least partially disposed within the interior of the housing and spaced from a fluid access component of the fluid access assembly.