Device for collecting and testing samples
US5766962A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 22, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jun 16, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 22, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S436/81
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Improved devices for collecting and analyzing samples of aqueous solutions, body fluids, sewage or fecal matter to be used in detecting microbes and microbial byproducts. A device in accordance with the invention comprises a body including an internal channel having an entryway, a solute chamber connected to the entryway, a solute-adding mechanism operatively connected to the solute chamber, a window in the body that allows viewing of a portion of the channel, and an aperture in the body that opens to the channel; a bendable tang connected to the body; and a sample collection unit attached to the tang.
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