Patent ID: 6132407
Filing Date: 2000-10-17
Classification: A61F,Y10T

Abstract:
A container for collecting biological fluids comprising:walls comprised of a fluid-impervious material defining a fluid-tight chamber therewithin;a rigid housing fixedly attached to one of said walls;a valve housing formed integrally with said rigid housing and fixedly mounted to said walls of said container, said valve housing having walls defining a fluid passage therethrough; said fluid passage having an upstream end and a downstream end, said upstream end of said fluid passage being in fluid communication with said chamber, and said downstream end of said fluid passage being disposed to discharge a fluid from said container in a predetermined direction;a valve member slidably disposed within said valve housing and movable between a first position in which said valve member occludes said fluid passage so as to prevent a fluid contained within said chamber from flowing through said fluid passage, and a second position in which said valve member permits fluid flow through said fluid passage to discharge fluid from said container; anda stem connected to said valve member and accessible from a location above said valve member for moving said valve member between said first and second positions, said stem being movable along a direction substantially coinciding with said predetermined direction in which fluid is discharged from said fluid passage.