Patent · US Expired

Method and apparatus for collecting saliva

US4580577A · kind A · utility

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Inventors

Joseph R. O'Brien · Tulsa, US
Paul A. Brown · Kendal, GB

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 9, 1983
Grant date	Apr 8, 1986
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 9, 2003

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B10/0051
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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