Stool sampling device
US4559949A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 15, 1983 |
| Grant date | Dec 24, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 15, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N33/521
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Disclosed is a device for collection of a stool sample to be used in the clinical evaluation of a patient for gastro-intenstinal bleeding. This device comprises a multilayered composite, which can be used in a manner analogous to toilet tissue, to obtain a stool sample which can thereafter be evaluated for occult blood.
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