Method and apparatus for collecting saliva
US4418702A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 17, 1981 |
| Grant date | Dec 6, 1983 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 17, 2001 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B10/00
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and apparatus for collecting saliva from a test subject comprises providing a flavored absorbent mass, such as a sponge, for mastication and charging with saliva and then expressing the saliva from the mass. Apparatus for this method comprises a barrel-piston arrangement in association with a specimen vial for storage until diagnostic testing.
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