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Patent US7927549 - Method for accessing the contents of a closed collection device with a ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA method for accessing the contents of a closed collection device having a cap and a fluid-holding vessel in fixed association. The method includes penetrating one or more materials of the cap with an air displacement pipette, thereby forming one or more passageways for venting air displaced from within...http://www.google.com/patents/US7927549?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7927549 - Method for accessing the contents of a closed collection device with a modified pipette tipAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7927549 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/929,057Publication dateApr 19, 2011Filing dateOct 30, 2007Priority dateMay 14, 1999Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS6716396, US6723289, US6806094, US7276383, US7309469, US7435389, US7648680, US7708951, US7795036, US8038967, US8206662, US8211710, US8334145, US8535621, US8573072, US20010039058, US20010041336, US20030207463, US20040105786, US20040151634, US20040152205, US20050059161, US20080047371, US20080110846, US20080118988, US20080118989, US20080134808, US20080152545, US20080245163, US20080274514, US20080305010, US20090301230, US20100203547, US20110236888Publication number11929057, 929057, US 7927549 B2, US 7927549B2, US-B2-7927549, US7927549 B2, US7927549B2InventorsMordi I. Iheme, Daniel L. Kacian, Mark R. Kennedy, Gus G. Tseo, Bruce W. Anderson, Kathleen A. DICKEY, Nick M. CarterOriginal AssigneeGen-Probe IncorporatedExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (241), Non-Patent Citations (42), Referenced by (2), Classifications (32), Legal Events (4) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMethod for accessing the contents of a closed collection device with a modified pipette tip
US 7927549 B2Abstract
A method for accessing the contents of a closed collection device having a cap and a fluid-holding vessel in fixed association. The method includes penetrating one or more materials of the cap with an air displacement pipette, thereby forming one or more passageways for venting air displaced from within the collection device, where the pipette includes structure for forming the one or more passageways. A fluid present in the vessel is drawn into the pipette before the pipette is removed from the collection device.
1. A method for accessing the contents of a closed collection device having a cap and a fluid-holding vessel in fixed association, the method comprising the steps of:
(a) penetrating the cap with a plastic pipette tip having a plurality of ribs extending from an outer surface thereof, whereby the ribs contact a surface of the cap and aid in the formation of air passageways between the surface of the cap and the pipette tip;
(b) drawing a fluid present in the vessel into the pipette tip; and
(c) removing the pipette tip from the collection device.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the surface of the cap is a plastic material, and wherein an outer surface of the pipette tip and/or a top surface of the plastic material is coated with a lubricant.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein step (a) comprises penetrating a generally conical inner wall extending radially inwardly from a closed side wall of the cap.
4. The method of claim 3, wherein the inner wall includes a plurality of wedge-shaped sections defined by striations formed in a surface of the inner wall.
5. The method of claim 3, wherein the cap comprises a foil or plastic seal.
6. The method of claim 5, wherein the cap further comprises a wick interposed between the seal and the inner wall.
7. The method of claim 6, wherein the wick comprises a fibrous material.
8. The method of claim 7, wherein the wick is a pile fabric.
9. The method of claim 6, wherein the wick is comprised of a resilient material.
10. The method of claim 6, wherein the wick is constructed and arranged to inhibit the release of an aerosol and/or bubbles from the collection device during the steps of the method.
11. The method of claim 6, wherein the wick is constructed and arranged to wipe an outer surface of the pipette tip as it is being removed from the collection device.
12. The method of claim 1, wherein the cap comprises a foil or plastic seal.
13. The method of claim 1, wherein the fluid contains a biological specimen.
14. The method of claim 13, wherein the fluid contains a lubricant.
15. The method of claim 14, wherein the lubricant is a detergent.
16. The method of claim 13, wherein collection device comprises a specimen retrieval device spaced-apart from the axis of the collection device.
17. The method of claim 13 further comprising the step of subjecting a nucleic acid present in the fluid removed from the collection device in step (c) to a nucleic acid-based amplification procedure.
18. The method of claim 1, wherein the ribs have a generally longitudinal orientation on the pipette tip.
19. The method of claim 18, wherein the pipette tip comprises at least three ribs.
20. The method of claim 18, wherein the distal terminus of one or more of the ribs is no more than about 0.5 inches from a bottom surface at the distal end of the pipette tip.
21. The method of claim 20, wherein one or more of the ribs extend from a distal end of the pipette tip to a proximal end of the pipette tip.
22. The method of claim 18, wherein the distal terminus of one or more of the ribs is no more than about 0.25 inches from a bottom surface at the distal end of the pipette tip.
23. The method of claim 22, wherein one or more of the ribs extend from a distal end of the pipette tip to a proximal end of the pipette tip.
24. The method of claim 18, wherein one or more of the ribs are semi-circular in cross-section.
25. The method of claim 18, wherein the distal terminus of one or more of the ribs is tapered.
In a preferred embodiment, the thickness ratio, which is based on the ratio of the average thickness of the non-striated portions of the conical inner wall 33 to the average thickness of the striations 35 in the conical inner wall 33, is preferably in the range of about 5:1 to about 1.25:1, more preferably in the range of about 7.5:1 to about 2:1, and most preferably in the range of about 10:1 to about 2.5:1. The average thickness of the striations 35 of the conical inner wall 33 is preferably in the range of about 0.002 inches (0.051 mm) to about 0.008 inches (0.203 mm), and the average thickness of the non-striated portions of the conical inner wall 33 is preferably in the range of about 0.01 inches (0.254 mm) to about 0.02 inches (0.508 mm). (The indicated thicknesses for the striations are also the preferred thicknesses of the conical inner 33 when no striations 35 are included.) More preferably, the average thickness of the non-striated portions of the conical inner wall 33 is about 0.010 inches (0.254 mm) to about 0.017 inches (0.432 mm); about 0.012 inches (0.305 mm) to about 0.015 inches (0.381 mm); and about 0.013 inches (0.330 mm). At a minimum, the difference in average thicknesses between the striations 35 and the non-striated portions of the conical inner wall 33 should be such that the resistance encountered by the fluid transfer device as it passes through the conical inner wall 33 is less than it would be in the absence of such striations 35, i.e., a conical inner wall 33 having a substantially uniform thickness.
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