Specimen Container with Locking Cap for Closed Container Sampling in Clinical Auto-Analyzers

摘要

A specimen container and cap for the same are constructed for one time capping of the container following specimen collection after which the cap is not removable to assure specimen purity and integrity. A self-resealing elastomeric septum on the cap admits passage of a sampling pipette into the container allowing the capped container to be processed in existing clinical analyzers with auto-pipetting stations currently processing open, uncapped specimen containers.