Collection bottle with integrated cap, handle, and shield features
Inventors
LADTKOW, Tanner J. • Brereton, Robert S.
Assignees
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Publication Number
US-12478551-B2
Publication Date
2025-11-25
Expiration Date
Abstract
A collection bottle includes a lid and a canister. The canister has a closed end and an opened end and defines an interior space. The lid includes a lid body having a first side and a second side, a shield handle, and one or more ports. The first side of the lid body is configured to be coupled to the open end of the body to close the interior space. The shield handle and the one or more ports extend from the second side of the lid body. The shield handle extends a first distance from the second side of the lid body. The one or more ports extend a second distance from the second side of the lid body. The first distance is greater than the first distance.
Core Innovation
A collection bottle includes a canister having a closed end and an open end that defines an interior space, and a lid configured to couple to the open end to close the interior space. The lid has a lid body with a first side and a second side, and includes a shield handle extending from the second side and one or more ports extending from the second side of the lid body. The shield handle extends a first distance from the second side, and the one or more ports extend a second distance from the second side, where the first distance is greater than the second distance.
The shield handle includes a disk-shaped portion with an outer perimeter less than an outer perimeter of the lid, and a recessed area continuously disposed between the disk-shaped portion and the first side of the lid body. The recessed area has a third outer perimeter less than the outer perimeter of the disk-shaped portion. This structure defines the relative geometric relationship between the shield handle and the one or more ports.
A collection bottle transport package includes a container configured to receive one or more rows of collection bottles, where each row includes a plurality of collection bottles arranged side-by-side. Each collection bottle includes the canister and lid structure with the shield handle and one or more ports, and in refined configurations a disk-shaped portion of a collection bottle in a first row contacts the closed end of a respective canister of a collection bottle in a second row. The ports provide a fluid inlet flow path from the exterior to the interior space and an outer outlet flow path from the interior space to the exterior.
Claims Coverage
The consolidated partial content contains two independent claims: one directed to a collection bottle and one directed to a collection bottle transport package. Across these independent claims, the core inventive features center on the geometric relationship between a shield handle and one or more ports extending from a lid, and on the arrangement of multiple collection bottles into one or more side-by-side rows within a transport package.
Collection bottle with shield handle extending farther than ports
A canister with a closed end and an open end defining an interior space, and a lid coupled to the open end to close the interior space; the lid includes a shield handle and one or more ports extending from a second side of the lid body, wherein the shield handle extends a first distance from the second side and the one or more ports extend a second distance from the second side, with the first distance being greater than the second distance.
Recessed disk-shaped shield handle and perimeter constraints
A shield handle including a disk-shaped portion with an outer perimeter less than an outer perimeter of the lid, and a recessed area continuously disposed between the disk-shaped portion and a first side of the lid body, where the recessed area has a third outer perimeter less than the outer perimeter of the disk-shaped portion.
Collection bottle transport package with container holding side-by-side rows
A collection bottle transport package including a container configured to receive one or more rows of collection bottles, where each row includes a plurality of collection bottles arranged side-by-side, and each collection bottle includes the canister and lid with the shield handle and one or more ports.
Inter-row disk portion contacting closed end
The transport package with one or more rows including a first row and a second row, where a disk-shaped portion of a collection bottle in the first row contacts the closed end of a respective canister of a collection bottle in the second row.
Ports provide distinct inlet and outer outlet flow paths
Ports configured to provide a fluid inlet flow path from the exterior to the interior space and an outer outlet flow path from the interior space to the exterior of the collection bottle.
The claim coverage is centered on a collection bottle lid geometry where a disk-shaped shield handle extends farther from the lid than one or more ports, together with a transport package that organizes multiple collection bottles into one or more side-by-side rows within a container and, in refined configurations, defines inter-row contacting and port flow-path roles.
Stated Advantages
Reducing donation time by about 30%+ is noted in the provided partial content summary.
Documented Applications
Apheresis system use is described, including plasma collection bottle context and integration with related apparatus features such as soft cassette, centrifuge/filler/loop guidance, sensors, pumps, and control/identification.
Transport and packaging of the collection bottles in a container that receives one or more rows of collection bottles arranged side-by-side is explicitly described as a transport package.
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