Flocked swab and method for collection and transfer of samples of biological material
AssigneeCopan Italia S.p.A.
InventorDaniele Triva
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Abstract
A flocked swab for collection and transfer of samples of biological material, in which the swab comprises a support body having an elongate conformation and having a first end portion and a gripping portion, and a flocked layer defined by a plurality of fibres attached and arranged on the first portion of the support body by flocking, so as to realize a flocked collecting portion aimed at absorbing a quantity of a sample of biological material, the first portion of the support body being provided with a first weakening portion aimed at enabling and facilitating a selective breakage of the swab at the first portion and a separation of a first part of the flocked collecting portion from a second part of the flocked collecting portion and from the gripping portion.
Claims26
A flocked swab for collection and transfer of samples of biological material, wherein the flocked swab comprises:
- a support body having an elongated conformation and having a first end portion and a gripping portion, and
- a flocked layer defined by a plurality of fibres attached and arranged on the first end portion of the support body by flocking, so as to realize a flocked collecting portion configured for absorbing a quantity of a sample of biological material, said flocked layer comprising, in correspondence of said first end portion, a first part and a second part, said first end portion comprising a first part and a second part;
- wherein:
- the first end portion of the support body comprises a first weakening portion arranged at an intermediate point between the first part of the flocked layer and the second part of the flocked layer, and being configured for enabling and facilitating a first selective breakage of the support body of the flocked swab in correspondence of the first end portion and a first separation of the first part of the flocked collecting portion and of the first end portion from the second part of the flocked collecting portion, the second part of the first end portion and from the gripping portion;
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- the support body comprises a second weakening portion, arranged in an intermediate position between the first end portion or the collecting portion and the gripping portion, the second weakening portion being configured for enabling a selective breakage of the support body and a second separation of the flocked collecting portion from a part of the gripping portion.
A flocked swab for collection and transfer of samples of biological material, wherein the flocked swab comprises at least:
- a support body having an elongate conformation and having at least a first end portion and at least a gripping portion, and
- at least a flocked layer defined by a plurality of fibres attached and arranged on the first end portion of the support body by flocking, so as to realize a flocked collecting portion configured for absorbing a quantity of a sample of biological material, wherein the first end portion of the support body is provided with at least a first weakening portion configured for enabling and facilitating a first selective breakage of the first end portion of the support body and a first separation of at least a first part of the flocked collecting portion:
- from at least a second part of the flocked collecting portion, and
- from the gripping portion of the support body;
- the flocked swab further comprising a layer of adhesive material or vinyl adhesive arranged on the first end portion of the support body so as to enable adhesion of the plurality of fibres on the first end portion of the support body and wherein the layer of adhesive material or vinyl adhesive is present also on the first weakening portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.