Patent ID: 8813954

Claim:
A container for storing a biological sample, comprising: a first chamber having an open end and structured to receive a fluid; a sample holder at least partially disposed within the first chamber; a second chamber adapted to receive a fluid therein; a closure for enclosing at least the open end of the first chamber; and a transitional barrier disposed at least partially between the first chamber and the second chamber, the transitional barrier configured for controlling passage of fluid between the first chamber and the second chamber, wherein the sample holder is detachably connected to the closure, wherein the sample holder is rotatable with respect to the closure, when the sample holder is mated to the closure and when the closure is engaged with the open end; and wherein the transitional barrier is transitional from a first position in which the first chamber is in fluid isolation from the second chamber, to a second position in which fluid can pass from at least one of the first chamber and the second chamber to the other of the first chamber and the second chamber.