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Sample collection and transfer assembly and related methods

US10426445B2 · kind B2 · utility

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26Claims

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Assignee

Advanced Animal Diagnostics, Inc. · US

Inventors

David A. Calderwood · Chapel Hill, US
Joy Parr Drach · Pontiac, US
Chris Paul · Hillsborough, US
Rodolfo Rodriguez · Owings Mills, US
Mitch Hockett · Raleigh, US
Randall Marcuson · Wake Forest, US
Stephen G. Miggels · Wyckoff, US
Demetris P. Young · Durham, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 20, 2013
Grant date	Oct 1, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 15, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01N33/04
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A collection device includes a base housing member having at least one chamber. A cover housing member has at least one aperture therein, and the cover housing member is configured to cover the base housing member such that the at least one aperture is positioned in fluid communication with the at least one chamber. The cover housing member includes a cartridge holding interface configured to releasably engage with a cartridge that is configured to cover and receive a fluid from the at least one chamber via the at least one aperture.

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