Movable apparatus for collecting and analyzing specimens
US11815520B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 7, 2021 |
| Grant date | Nov 14, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 11, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2035/0401
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
This application relates to a movable apparatus for collecting and analyzing specimens. In one aspect, the movable apparatus includes a transport means configured to be moved independently and to maintain negative pressure therein by a negative pressure module, and a specimen collecting device arranged in the transport means and configured to collect a specimen under remote control by inserting a specimen collecting member into the nasal cavity of a testee who enters the transport means. The apparatus may also include a specimen transport device arranged in the transport means and configured to transport the specimen collecting member under remote control that has collected the specimen in one direction, and a specimen analysis device arranged in the transport means and configured to extract the specimen from the specimen collecting member that has been transported by the specimen transport device under remote control and to analyze the specimen.
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