Waste evacuation apparatus for an automated specimen preparation system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11768135
APP PUB NO 20200284701A1
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16644490

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An automated specimen preparation system for preparing a specimen from a sample in a sample container is provided. The automated specimen preparation system comprises a specimen transfer device configured for holding a specimen collector thereon and for being positioned within the sample container. The specimen transfer device comprises a central bore having an open distal end and a closed proximal end, a pressure monitoring port fluidly coupled to the central bore at the proximal end of the central bore, and a fluid waste evacuation port fluidly coupled to the proximal end of the central bore. The pressure monitoring port comprises a reduced diameter portion coupled directly to the central bore. The automated specimen preparation system further comprises a vacuum source fluidly coupled to the fluid waste evacuation port, and a pressure monitoring device fluidly coupled to the pressure monitoring port.

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HOLOGIC INC250 CAMPUS DRIVE MARLBOROUGH MA 01752

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Grimes, Eric Hopedale, US 9 116
Jenoski, Raymond Boylston, US 12 86

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