Abstract: A specimen mixing and transfer device adapted to receive a sample is disclosed. The specimen mixing and transfer device includes a housing, a material including pores that is disposed within the housing, and a dry anticoagulant powder within the pores of the material. In one embodiment, the material is a sponge material. In other embodiments, the material is an open cell foam. In one embodiment, the material is treated with an anticoagulant to form a dry anticoagulant powder finely distributed throughout the pores of the material. A blood sample may be received within the specimen mixing and transfer device. The blood sample is exposed to and mixes with the anticoagulant powder while passing through the material.

Abstract: A bag including a first panel having an outer edge and a second panel having an outer edge. The second panel is coupled to the first panel by a first coupling mechanism that is spaced away from the outer edges. The bag further includes a reinforcing member extending along and at least partially covering at least one of the outer edge of the first panel, the outer edge of the second panel, or the first coupling mechanism. The reinforcing member is coupled to at least one of the first panel, the second panel or the first coupling mechanism by a second coupling mechanism.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes integrating SMS/MMS messaging with a collaboration platform, and filtering SMS/MMS messages within a collaboration platform. One embodiment includes associating a phone number with a project within a collaboration platform; receiving an SMS/MMS message at the phone number from a client device; and based on receiving the SMS/MMS message at the phone number, adding the content of the message to the project. In another embodiment, a phone number can be associated with a plurality of projects. Attributes of SMS/MMS messages received at this phone number are compared to project data of the plurality of projects to route the message content to a project of the plurality of projects.

Abstract: A specimen mixing and transfer device adapted to receive a sample is disclosed. The specimen mixing and transfer device includes a housing, a material including pores that is disposed within the housing, and a dry anticoagulant powder within the pores of the material. In one embodiment, the material is a sponge material. In other embodiments, the material is an open cell foam. In one embodiment, the material is treated with an anticoagulant to form a dry anticoagulant powder finely distributed throughout the pores of the material. A blood sample may be received within the specimen mixing and transfer device. The blood sample is exposed to and mixes with the anticoagulant powder while passing through the material.

Abstract: A spherical joint couples an accessory to a support. The spherical joint enables the accessory to be leveled about one or more axes and panned about an axis, such that the accessory may be leveled and panned with respect to a viewing sphere. The spherical joint comprises a collar, a cup, and a ball head, wherein the collar is configured to house the ball head and the ball head is configured to couple to one of an accessory or a support via a mount interface. The ball head further comprises a ball configured to enable rotation of the ball head relative to the collar with respect to one or more axes. The cup is configured to resist rotation of the ball head relative to the collar, such that the spherical joint may be fixed at a suitable orientation.

Abstract: A glove includes a glove body in a shape of a hand and having a palm side and a dorsal side opposite the palm side. A protective structure is located on the dorsal side and includes a first layer of material, a second layer of material and a plurality of foam members sandwiched between the first layer of material and the second layer of material.

Abstract: An arterial blood module (16) that is removably connectable to an arterial blood collection element (14) is disclosed. The arterial blood module includes a housing (30), a needle (32), a cap (34) removably securable over the needle, a mixing chamber (36), and a safety shield (38) engaged with a portion of the housing and transitionable from a first shield position in which a portion of the needle is exposed to a second shield position in which the needle is shielded by a portion of the safety shield. In one embodiment, the present disclosure includes an arterial blood collection system (10) that includes an arterial blood collection element (14) defining a collection chamber (20) and an arterial blood module (16) removably connectable to a portion of the arterial blood collection element.

Abstract: A biological liquid collection device designed to draw blood using an “atmospheric-balanced vacuum” to ensure the blood is exposed to the sample atmospheric partial pressure oxygen and partial pressure carbon dioxide levels as found in standard arterial blood gas syringes, resulting in blood gas sample stabilization during collection and a superior vacuum shelf-life by reducing the gas permeation rate through the plastic tube. The biological liquid collection device comprises a collection module for receiving a biological liquid sample, an evacuated container having an open end and a closed end wherein the evacuated container contains the collection module therein, and a closure for closing the open end of the evacuated container. The evacuated container comprises a gas composition that is substantially equal to the gas composition of the atmosphere outside of the evacuated container. A method for forming the atmospherically balanced vacuum collection device is also provided.

Abstract: A biological fluid collection system (10) including a collection module (14) for collecting a small sample of blood and transferring a portion of the sample into a device or instrument for analyzing the sample such as a point-of-care or a near-patient-testing device including blood collection devices for collecting and transferring venous and arterial blood samples are disclosed.

Abstract: A strut assembly for a vibration isolation device is disclosed, comprising a piston spindle; a first elastomeric member and a second elastomeric member bonded to the piston spindle and in contact with an upper housing and a lower housing, respectively; a first strut support and a second strut support attached to or integral with the upper housing and the lower housing, respectively; a first strut spindle and the second strut support configured to be placed in the first strut support and the second strut support, respectively; and one or more removable struts configured to be engaged to the first strut spindle and to the second strut spindle, wherein at least one of the first or second strut spindles is removable such that the one or more struts can be replaced without breaking a bonding of the first elastomeric member, the second elastomeric member, or both.

Abstract: A biological fluid collection device (10) that produces a stabilized biological sample with head-to-tail uniformity through the capturing of a high concentration front and subsequent redistribution of the high concentration front throughout a biological fluid is disclosed. The biological fluid collection device includes an inline mixer (16) used for head-to-tail mixing of a concentrated flow front. The mixing is achieved via a two-stage process. First, a front fraction of the flow is captured within a centered mixing chamber (30) via capillary assisted flow action. Second, the captured front volume is then slowly released throughout a small exit hole (36) and recombined with the rest of the flow volume that was diverted around the centered mixer chamber.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes a computer-implemented platform for managing electronic instruments and electronic endorser verification information in order to validate endorser identity. A generated link and a verification information request are sent in one or more messages targeted a phone number of a computing device associated with a target party. The verification information request includes a request for imagery of the target party captured by the computing device. An endorsed electronic instrument and electronic verification information is received from the computing device, including received imagery data and a time stamp indicating when the received imagery data was captured. The received imagery data is validated at least according to whether the time stamp is sufficiently recent, and whether the received imagery data sufficiently matches expected imagery data of the requesting party based on performing a facial recognition on the received imagery data and the expected imagery data.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes integrating SMS/MMS messaging with a collaboration platform, and filtering SMS/MMS messages within a collaboration platform. One embodiment includes associating a phone number with a project within a collaboration platform; receiving an SMS/MMS message at the phone number from a client device; and based on receiving the SMS/MMS message at the phone number, adding the content of the message to the project. In another embodiment, a phone number can be associated with a plurality of projects. Attributes of SMS/MMS messages received at this phone number are compared to project data of the plurality of projects to route the message content to a project of the plurality of projects.