BIOPSY TRANSPORT DEVICE AND METHOD

摘要

A device and method for preserving organisms (e.g. causative organisms in a case of osteomyelitis) in a biopsy sample during transport or storage in a manner which obviates or mitigates deleterious effects of lengthy periods of transport or storage on the success rate of determining the identity of the organism and subsequent testing. The device includes a reservoir which contains a transport medium, an outlet for releasable connection with a biopsy sample housing (e.g. a syringe with a luer connector element) containing a biopsy sample, and a closure member to seal the outlet before use. The transport medium can be delivered from the reservoir to the syringe, when the two are connected, and the reservoir-syringe unit can be transported as a sealed unit.

主权项

1. A device for preserving organisms in a biopsy sample, the device comprising:
a. a reservoir chamber for containing a transport medium; b. an outlet operably coupled to the reservoir chamber and having a releasable connector for use in releasably connecting the outlet to a biopsy container housing the biopsy sample; and c. a dispensing mechanism in mechanical communication with the reservoir chamber, the dispensing mechanism being operable to deliver the transport medium from the reservoir chamber into the biopsy container when the biopsy container is connected to the outlet.