Inventors:
Francis Barany - New York NY, US
Owen Parker - Brooklyn NY, US
Manny D. Bacolod - Roosevelt Island NY, US
Sarah F. Giardina - New York NY, US
Yu-wei Cheng - Chicago IL, US
Daniel A. Notterman - Cranbury NJ, US
Gunter S. Schemmann - Princeton NJ, US
Philip B. Paty - New York NY, US
Monib Zirvi - Monmouth Junction NJ, US
Assignee:
CORNELL UNIVERSITY - Ithaca NY
THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY - Princeton NJ
SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH - New York NY
UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY - New Brunswick NJ
International Classification:
C40B 30/04, C40B 40/06, G01N 33/53, C40B 40/08, C12Q 1/68, G01N 33/566
US Classification:
506 9, 435 61, 435 618, 435 617, 436501, 435 612, 435 611, 435 613, 506 17, 506 16
Abstract:
Closures for containers and methods for using same are provided. In a general embodiment/the present disclosure provides a closure having a top portion (), a bottom portion () and a side portion (), an aperture () extending though the closure, a projection () extending from the closure and at least two rib members () on an interior of the projection. The projection may also include a cover (). In another embodiment, a method for using a closure includes inserting a. spike member into a projection, piercing a membrane that hermetically seals a medical container, pushing rib members within the projection to center the spike member inserted into the projection, and tearing the membrane to create a vent hole in the membrane.