SEPTA FOR SPECIMEN CONTAINERS

摘要

Septa for sample tubes to protect the contents therein are provided. One or more strips are movably fitted within a portion of a top wall of a cover that is configured to removably attach to a sample tube. Each strip comprises a secured end portion and a moveable end portion and is configured to move between a closed position, in which the strip is flush with the top wall of the cover, and an open position, in which the strip bends at the moveable end portion away from the top wall of the cover to create an opening in the top wall, the opening being contact-free from a probe configured to access the specimen in the sample tube. The strips may be bi-metallic strips that bend in response to changes in temperature, or single metal strips that bend upon application of an electrical charge or current.