A sealing system for container comprising material and a method using the system The present invention provides a sealing system for sealing a container comprising material, wherein the system comprises at least a first part which is a cap for sealing a container comprising a seal; and a second part which is a coupling member that is mounted to a dispenser unit, wherein the coupling of both parts with each other is configured that they can be twisted against each other while preventing axial movement of first and second part.

A device for isolating a biological material from a sample includes a housing, a slider and a dry reagent capsule. The housing defines a plurality of compartments and a plurality of fluid channels. Each compartment is configured to be fluidically connected to a respective fluid channel, and each fluid channel includes a respective end terminating at a track disposed on the housing. The slider is movable along the track and includes a plurality of connecting channels extending therethrough. A selected one of the connecting channels is configured to connect ends of selected ones of the fluid channels based on a position of the slider along the track. The dry reagent capsule is configured to be mounted to the housing, and includes at least one dry reagent for mixing with the sample. The dry reagent capsule is further configured to be fluidically connected to a respective fluid channel in-situ.

A method and apparatus for controlling and visually, audibly, and tactilely communicating the administration of discrete unit doses of material dispensed from a dropper through use of a modified plunger having a geometric profile corresponding to a unit dose. This profile engages with the dropper interior in a manner that creates audio, visual, and tactile cues as each unit dose is administered. The profile may take the form of peaks and valleys or teeth. Alternatively, the plunger profile may be threaded and may include a channel along the plunger's longitudinal axis.

A specimen holder includes a stick and an RFID tag. The stick is elongate along a longitudinal direction, and has a distal end and a proximal end opposite the distal end with respect to the longitudinal direction. The stick includes an outer surface and a distal portion of the outer surface that is closer to the distal end than the proximal end. The stick further includes an internal cavity that extends from a first terminal end to a second terminal end. The stick includes a midplane that is normal to the longitudinal direction, and the midplane is located equidistant between the distal end and the proximal end. The first terminal end, the second terminal end and an entirety of the internal cavity are all located between the midplane and the proximal end. The RFID tag is positioned within the internal cavity.

There is provided a blood collection container capable of suppressing the contamination of white blood cells into blood plasma. A blood collection container according to the present invention is a blood collection container into which a predetermined amount of blood is collected. The blood collection container includes a blood collection container main body, and a blood plasma separation material, an osmotic pressure regulator, and an anticoagulant contained in the blood collection container main body. The specific gravity of the blood plasma separation material at 25° C. is 1.030 or more and 1.120 or less. When the osmotic pressure regulator and the anticoagulant contained in the blood collection container main body are dissolved in an amount of physiological saline solution equivalent to a predetermined amount of blood collected in the blood collection container to obtain an osmotic pressure measurement solution, the specific gravity of the blood plasma separation material at 25° C. and the osmotic pressure of the osmotic pressure measurement solution satisfy a specific relationship.

The system includes a pipette tip with a proximal end that has a rim. The rim defines a proximal opening adapted to receive a pipetter, and the rim includes a rim conical edge. The system also has a support card with a top surface, a pipette tip receiver opening within the top surface, the opening adapted to receive the pipette tip and having a receiver opening conical edge. The rim conical edge and the receiver opening conical edge are constructed such that when the pipette tip is disposed of in the pipette tip receiver opening, the rim conical edge abuts the receiver opening conical edge, and the top surface is flush with or nearly flush with the rim.

Broadly speaking, embodiments of the present techniques provide a modular sample processing device which allows a user to perform any number of biological processes within a single device, in the order the user requires. The device is customisable—a user may select two or more modules and connect them in series to form the device in which the biological processing takes place. Advantageously, this may enable a user to perform multiple processes within a single device and potentially outside of a laboratory (e.g. during field work) or outside of sterile/aseptic environments. Furthermore, the device is a hand-held device, which means the device is compact and easy to transport and use for field work.

Devices and methods for determining activity of one or more coagulation factors in a blood sample are provided. The device may comprise an inlet port for deposition of a sample, a reaction compartment, a detection compartment, a control compartment, or any combination thereof. One or more compartments may be fluidically connected. One or more compartments may comprise plasma deficient of a coagulation factor, an ionic citrate source, an ionic calcium source, one or more coagulation contact phase activator reagents, a phospholipid, or a mixture, or any combination thereof.

An article of manufacture for a reusable specimen transport tube rack cap that secures specimen collection swabs inside of transport tubes is disclosed. The reusable specimen transport tube rack cap includes a top surface connecting a plurality of specimen tube caps in a row, a bottom surface having a circular inner wall and a circular outer wall creating a specimen retention ridges defining a cap for each specimen tube, and access hole through each reusable specimen transport tube rack cap between the inner wall and the outer wall for providing access for a pipette into a specimen tube.

According to an embodiment of the disclosure, a vial cap is configured for sealing attachment to a tube set and to a vial having a hollow interior configured for receiving and storing a liquid sample. The vial cap may comprise an axially extending cylindrical wall and a radially extending cap top disposed within the cylindrical wall, wherein the cap top has an upper surface and a lower surface. The vial cap may include at least two exterior tubes extending upwardly from the upper surface of the cap top, wherein each exterior tube defines a passageway configured to communicate with the tube set. The vial cap may further include at least two interior tubular structures extending downwardly from the lower surface of the cap top, wherein the at least two interior tubular structures each define a passageway configured to communicate with one of the exterior tubes and the hollow interior.