Patent ID: 11883169
Assignee: INNOVERO LLC
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  B  G  Y | IPC A  B  G

Claim 0:
1. A system for opening a secure specimen sample bottle comprising:
a base having a first area and a first raised hollow portion for receiving and holding the specimen sample bottle, the first raised hollow portion having an arcuate shaped groove formed along an outer surface thereof; and
a cutter for cutting a first portion of the specimen sample bottle, the cutter having a handle at a first end, an opposing second end portion that receives the first portion of the specimen sample bottle, and a blade for cutting the first portion of the specimen sample bottle, the second end portion having a flange with a raised arcuate shaped rail formed along an inner surface of the flange, the raised arcuate shaped rail being received within the groove to couple the cutter to the first raised hollow portion during performance of a cutting operation;
wherein the blade is spaced above and lies in a different plane than the raised arcuate shaped rail and at least one end of the blade is disposed radially inside of the raised arcuate shaped rail.