Patent ID: 8460617
Filing Date: 2013-06-11
Classification: B01L,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A pipette tip for pipetting a congealed blood sample comprising: an attachment section configured to be attached to a dispensing device; a liquid containing section configured to receive at least part of an aspired liquid sample; and a liquid aspiration section, connected to the liquid containing section, and comprising a distal end aspiration opening and at least one further aspiration opening in a side wall, wherein a projecting lip is provided, the projecting lip surrounding the distal end aspiration opening; and wherein the projecting lip forms a trumpet shaped end such that a blood clot of the sample temporarily attaches and is retained to the distal end to prevent the blood clot from blocking the at least one further aspiration opening in the side wall during pipetting of the congealed blood sample with the pipette tip.