Sample collection and delivery device
US6926678B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 27, 1996 |
| Grant date | Aug 9, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 27, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B10/0051
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A specimen collecting device is disclosed. The device has an elongated foam member that is circumscribed by a hollow tubular member along a portion of its longitudinal axis. The hollow tubular member has a cross sectional area less than the uncompressed cross sectional area of the foam member so that the foam member is compressed along the circumscribed portion.
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