Patent ID: 6948391
Filing Date: 2005-09-27
Classification: G01N

Abstract:
1. A probe with an integral vent and sampling port, comprising: a hollow shaft with an axial bore therethrough, the shaft having a penetrating tip at a first end and a radially extending head at a second end; at least one first radial port extending through the hollow shaft and in communication with the axial bore in proximity with the penetrating tip; at least one second radial port extending through the hollow shaft and in communication with the axial bore in proximity with the radial extending head, a pocket being in communication with the axial bore, a filter medium disposed in the pocket, and a radial sampling port in the head communicating at a first end and with the axial bore, the radial sampling bore having a septa seal therein for receiving therethrough a shank of a sampling needle and a removable plug at a second end.