Patent ID: 7152736
Filing Date: 2006-12-26
Classification: B01L

Abstract:
1. A biological specimen transport apparatus, comprising: a rectangular block of foam material; a plurality of elongated receptacles formed in said block having three straight sides and a projecting foam extension, said plurality of receptacles being arranged in a grid formation in two orthogonal directions; each of said elongated receptacles having said foam extension extending substantially the entire length of the receptacle and into said receptacle from a receptacle wall approximately half the width of the receptacle, said foam extension being triangular in cross section, each said receptacle being adapted to receive a vial for a biological specimen, said foam extension projecting against the vial and being substantially compressed by the vial to securely hold the vial in place during transport of said biological specimen; and a box for receiving said rectangular block of foam material, said box having different indicia thereon in two orthogonal directions for identifying each receptacle, whereby a vial in any receptacle may be identified by a combination of one of each of the two different indicia.