| 摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device for the collection, storage, and transfer of a blood or specimen sample obtained from a patient for medical diagnostic testing and a method for manufacturing the device.SOLUTION: The present invention provides a method for accessing a sample contained within a collection container, the collection container being sealed by a stopper having a pierceable closure and a conical recess in communication with an interior defined within the collection container. The method includes the steps of: positioning the stopper and the collection container on a probe assembly at an angled inverted orientation; inserting the probe assembly into the collection container such that a probe needle pierces the pierceable closure of the stopper and an aspiration hole of the probe needle is disposed within the conical recess; and funneling a sample from the cavity into the aspiration hole of the probe needle via the conical recess. |
