| abstract |
Container device ( 1 ) for collecting, storing and processing blood or a blood compound, which comprises a tube ( 10 ) with a connector ( 23 ) on its distal end ( 13 ), a piston set ( 30, 50 ) that can move through an interior space ( 14 ) of the tube ( 10 ), and a valve set ( 70, 90 ) preventing the flow of fluid through the distal opening ( 16 ) of the tube ( 10 ). The valve set ( 70, 90 ) is operable to allow the flow of the fluid through the distal opening ( 16 ). The device ( 1 ) enables vacuum conditions to be created in the tube ( 10 ) when it is going to be used, and enables the contents of the tube ( 10 ) to be extracted by operating the valve set ( 70, 90 ) without the need to use a needle. |