Patent ID: 7624873

Claim:
A shipping kit for diagnostic specimens, said shipping kit comprising: a) a flat, die cut blank of double faced corrugated board for assembly into a box; b) a flat, die cut paperboard blank to define a combined spacer and tray; c) an inner flexible plastic bag to define a liner for placement within the box; d) flexible, resilient open cell foam top and bottom pads in rectangular form; e) a unitary inner, flexible, resilient open cell foam side panel unit of tubular, rectangular form and having an H-shaped inner opening in cross section; f) a compartmented flexible bag for receiving in separate side-by-side pockets several diagnostic specimens in individual tubular containers and in fluid form; g) a pouch containing a freezable material for placement within the side panel unit for maintaining the diagnostic specimens in a cooled condition during shipment; h) a slide mailer bag for specimen slides for placement in the tray; i) a slide mailer bag seal; and j) an outer, flexible plastic bag for containing and shipping the shipping kit components in flattened form and under vacuum to minimize shipping volume of the shipping kit components.