Patents Assigned to The Venture Fund of Washington
  • Patent number: 5353806
    Abstract: A liquid, preferably blood, collection device including an elongated collection tube having an inlet, an outlet and defining a chamber therebetween for holding the collecting liquid. A rotatable valve cap allows the user to selectively control the introduction of liquid into the device. The cap is removable allowing access to the collected liquid. An annular reservoir containing an additive is provided out of the flow path of the liquid into the tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 11, 1994
    Assignee: The Venture Fund of Washington
    Inventors: Bert D. Heinzelman, Donald R. Lamond