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Containers designed to provide appropriate mechanical protection during transportation of clinical specimens (i.e., samples) using mail services or other transportation means. These containers may consist of one of a variety of devices (boxes, tubes, envelopes) made of different shapes, materials, and sizes and/or having other special characteristics (e.g., cushions, pockets) appropriate to provide protection for fragile items such collection/transportation vials, bottles, or tubes containing clinical samples (e.g., urine, feces) sent to the clinical laboratory.
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