Device for collecting oral fluid samples and the like
US9314792B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 7, 2013 |
| Grant date | Apr 19, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 7, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2001/028
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Devices for collection and elution of oral fluid samples and the like enable collection and elution of samples by using a handle in the form of a rod having a collection pad thereon which is inserted into a collection tube. The collection tube has an adaptor with a narrowed portion associated therewith for squeezing the pad to wring a sample therefrom. In an alternative embodiment, the collection tube has a narrowed portion that squeezes the pad as the pad is inserted there though. Caps are provided to 1) support the rod in an assembly with the adaptor and collection tube to form an assembled sample collection device and 2) to close the collection tube after the handle and pad are removed from the collection tube subsequent to depositing the sample elution solution therein. The eluted sample can be used for detection of an analyte.
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