Patent ID: 9675973
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: B01L,G01N

Claim:
1. A specimen delivery apparatus for processing a biological specimen, the specimen delivery apparatus comprising: a housing having a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion is coupled to the second portion at a hinge, wherein the housing is operable to transition from an open state to a closed state when the second portion is rotated about the hinge toward the first portion, and wherein the housing further comprises an interfacing portion adjacent to the first portion and second portion, the interfacing portion including at least one fluid communication port; an intermediate portion positioned within the housing and having a cavity that forms a portion of a chamber for holding a sample, wherein the chamber is formed by closing the first portion with respect to the second portion, and wherein the intermediate portion and chamber are sealed within the housing in the closed state; a fluid transport path fluidly coupled to the cavity; a first bulb disposed within the housing and being coupled to the fluid transport path, wherein the first bulb is operable to propel a fluid within the specimen delivery apparatus along the fluid transport path when the housing is in a closed state and the first bulb is actuated; and a destructible seal coupled to the fluid transport path, the destructible seal being operable to prevent fluid communication through the at least one fluid communication port while the destructible seal is intact, wherein actuation of the first bulb communicates fluid through the at least one fluid communication port when the destructible seal is not intact.