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

Claim 11:
12. 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 a groove formed along an outer surface thereof; and
a cutter for cutting the specimen sample bottle, the cutter having a handle at a first end, an opposing second end portion that receives a top section of the specimen sample bottle, and a blade for cutting the top section of the specimen sample bottle, the second end portion having a flange that defines a cylindrically shaped hollow interior space, the flange having a raised rail formed along an inner surface of the flange, the raised rail being received within the groove to couple the cutter to the first raised hollow portion during performance of a cutting operation, the second end portion further including an opening that is above and opens into the cylindrically shaped hollow interior space, wherein a diameter of the opening is less than a diameter of the cylindrically shaped hollow interior space, the blade extending at least partially into the opening, the cutter further including a cover that covers the blade and the opening.