Method of securing a chain of custody of a specimen of a donor

US9018015B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• eScreen, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Murray Lappe · Beverly Hills, US
• David A. Birkner · Wayland, US
• John W. Goodin · Rancho Santa Margarita, US
• Keith Patten · Los Angeles, US
• Bill Whitford · Calabasas, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 3, 2013
• Grant date: Apr 28, 2015
• Expiry date: Jun 3, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10T436/25
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A method of securing a chain of custody of a specimen of a donor prevents tampering with or accidental mismanagement of the specimen. The method includes providing a tamper evident seal operable to indicate that an assaying device has been tampered with once the seal is sealed, the seal including a label having at least one portion including a machine-readable indicia area. The assaying device comprises a collection cup and a cap that carries at least one test strip.