APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR DISINFECTION OF A SPECIMEN CONTAINER

摘要

An apparatus includes a transfer adapter, a puncture member, a disinfection member, and a fluid reservoir. The transfer adapter has a proximal end portion and a distal end portion, and defines an inner volume configured to receive the puncture member. The transfer adapter is coupled to the disinfection member. The distal end portion of the transfer adapter includes a port fluidically coupled to the puncture member and configured to be placed in fluid communication with a bodily-fluid of a patient. The proximal end portion is configured to receive a portion of the fluid reservoir to allow the fluid reservoir to be moved within the inner volume between a first position, in which a surface of the fluid reservoir is placed in contact with the disinfection member, and a second position, in which the puncture member punctures the surface to place the puncture member in fluid communication with the fluid reservoir.

主权项

1. An apparatus, comprising:
a transfer adapter including a proximal end portion and a distal end portion and defining an inner volume therebetween, the distal end portion including a port configured to be placed in fluid communication with a bodily-fluid of a patient; a fluid reservoir including a contact surface and configured to be inserted though the proximal end portion of the transfer adapter such that at least a portion of the fluid reservoir is movably disposed within the inner volume between a first position and a second position; a disinfection member coupled to the transfer adapter and configured to be placed in contact with the contact surface of the fluid reservoir when the fluid reservoir is in the first position; and a puncture member disposed within the inner volume of the transfer adapter and fluidically coupled to the port, the puncture member configured to puncture the contact surface of the fluid reservoir to place the puncture member in fluid communication with the fluid reservoir when the fluid reservoir is moved from the first position to the second position.