Patent ID: 7588562

Claim:
A fluid collection apparatus comprising: a housing configured for receipt of fluid and having a needleless first mating portion with a first connector, said housing defining an open cavity configured for reception and removal of a body portion with associated body fluids; and a holder having a first end and a second end configured to receive an evacuated tube, said first end defining a second mating portion with a second connector and adapted to establish fluid communication with the evacuated tube; said first connector being adapted to releasably couple and sealingly engage said second connector to releasably mount said holder to said housing and to establish fluid communication therebetween, one of said first and second connectors being a male connector and the other of said first and second connectors being a female connector; and a base mounted to said housing, said base being positionable on a support surface to support said holder and said housing in upstanding relation with respect to the support surface and with said housing being positioned generally above said holder and said holder accommodated at least partially within said base to thereby permit the body fluids to drain via gravity from said housing to the evacuated tube.