Patent ID: 6562300
Filing Date: 2003-05-13
Classification: A61M,B01L

Abstract:
A specimen collection assembly comprising:an elongate specimen collection tube having an open end, a closed end and a cylindrical wall therebetween defining a tube interior for accommodating said specimen; and; a cap assembly having a cap body removably sealably secured to said open end of said tube, said cap body comprising an upper surface, an opposed lower surface, and a cylindrical sidewall therebetween, with a depending annular skirt extending from said upper surface of said cap body, wherein said cylindrical side wall and said annular skirt define an annular region therebetween for accommodating said open end of said tube, wherein said annular skirt comprises an elongate cylindrical skirt wall having an upper end and a lower end, with an access passageway through said cap body being defined between said upper end and said lower end, said lower end of said skirt wall extending into the tube interior, and wherein said cap body further comprises a septum supported across said lower end of said skirt wall, the septum formed of a thermoplastic elastomer and being self-sealing upon probe removal, and having a flat surface and an opposed concave surface facing away from the tube interior.