Patent ID: 6383453
Filing Date: 2002-05-07
Classification: A61B,B01L,F25C,G01N

Abstract:
A multi-aliquot storage vessel comprising:a unitary tubular container having an upper end and a lower end, said upper end of said container being an open end, the length of said container between said upper end and said lower end being continuously formed and adapted to be broken into a plurality of aliquots upon application of a radially directed force, wherein there is a breakpoint between each two of said plurality of aliquots at which said container and its contents can be divided to separate at least one of the plurality of aliquots from the remainder of the plurality of aliquots; a cap which is formed to be attached to said upper end of said container; and a sealing means cooperable with said cap for providing a seal at said upper end of said container.