Apparatus for collecting fingerprints and buccal swabs
US12245854B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 2, 2021 |
| Grant date | Mar 11, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 19, 2043 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG16H40/63
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Disclosed are devices and methods for collection, labeling and matching biological samples containing nucleic acid in conjunction with collecting at least one ridge and valley signature such as a fingerprint or footprint of an individual. Such devices and methods are used in forensic, human identification, paternity, tissue typing, and screening technologies to rapidly process an individual's identity, determine the identity of an individual along with the genotype profile of the individual.
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