A secure specimen sample bottle includes a base container for receiving a specimen. The base container has a plurality of locking protrusions formed along an inner surface of the base receptacle. A bottle includes a lock ring that has an upright spire structure that has a closed top end and the opposing open bottom end including a plurality of flexible fins that are configured to interlockingly mate with the locking protrusions so as to prevent removal of the lock ring relative to the base container upon engagement of the flexible fins to the locking protrusions. A removable cap is coupled to the lock ring.

Disclosed are high-throughput vessel supply systems and methods of supplying sample vessels, such as samples stored in test tubes. A system for supplying a plurality of individual vessels that each contains a sample is disclosed.

Disclosed are high-throughput vessel sorting systems and methods of sorting sample vessels, such as samples stored in test tubes. A system for sorting a plurality of individual vessels that each contains a sample is disclosed.

A system for preparing a thrombin serum that can include a containment device, a cage received within the containment device, a cap attachable to the containment device, an inlet port configured to introduce a non-anti-coagulated autologous blood fluid into the containment device, and an outlet port. An activator, such as glass beads, can be present within the containment device.

A cassette holder holds a cassette for medical use. It includes a cassette receiving portion that includes a bottom surface to which a lower surface of the cassette is brought into contact when the cassette is set, and a plate-shaped portion that is provided in the cassette receiving portion, has a substantially plate-like shape, and extends substantially parallel to the bottom surface, and a protrusion inside of which is hollow, the protrusion being provided to the bottom surface to protrude downward. The bottom surface and the protrusion are provided with a plurality of through holes.

A fluidic device having first side and second side. The fluidic device includes first latch mechanism and second latch mechanism for receiving connector, arranged on first side; and a first fluidic chip holder and second fluidic chip holder, arranged on first side in alignment with first latch mechanism and second latch mechanism, for holding first fluidic chip and second fluidic chip, respectively. The fluidic device includes a traction surface to couple the fluidic device with an actuator to move the fluidic device to select which of first or second fluidic chip is to be used. Disclosed is an apparatus with a container, tubular material feeding line, tubular printing composition feeding line, and actuator.

The present invention provides a diagnostic kit for detecting the presence or quantity of one or more test analytes within a test sample taken from a body surface of a mammal, the diagnostic kit comprising: a separate insert for a lateral flow device (200, 411) comprising a membrane (201) fixed to a rigid support (202) and, the separate insert being configured to obtain the test sample; a lateral-flow assay device configured (300, 400) to accept the separate insert (200, 411); a securing member (210) configured to releasably attach (211) the separate insert to a body surface of a mammal (213); wherein the securing member (210) comprise an expandable layer (212) configured to apply pressure to the separate insert (200, 411) thereby pressing the separate insert (200, 411) against the body surface of the mammal (213).

A specimen holding and positioning apparatus operable to substantially non-movably maintain a specimen (e.g., an excised tissue specimen) in a fixed or stable orientation with respect to the apparatus during imaging operations (e.g., x-ray imaging), transport (e.g., from a surgery room to a pathologist's laboratory), and the like for use in facilitating accurate detection and diagnosis of cancers and/or other abnormalities of the specimen.

The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatus for measuring of multiple physiological properties of biological samples, such as measuring biological flux.

A test tube for testing fluid absorption of a sample material includes an elongated tubular portion configured to contain a test fluid and a base portion for receiving and holding the sample material. The base portion is in fluid communication with the elongated tubular portion and configured to support the elongated tubular portion when the test tube is in an upright position with the base portion placed on a surface. The test tube is configured such that when the sample material is received in the base portion and the test tube is placed in the upright position for a fluid absorption test, the test fluid contained in the elongated tubular portion makes contact with the sample material.