Support for conserving a sample of biological material and a method for production thereof
AssigneeCopan Italia S.p.A.
InventorDaniele Triva
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Abstract
A support for conserving samples of biological material comprising at least: a first portion of an absorbent material aimed at and destined to conserve a sample of biological material and a second portion, distinct from the first portion and aimed at, predisposed and destined to constitute a cleaning zone for a head of a device, in particular a punch, aimed at collecting a sample of biological material from the first portion. The support can further comprise a third portion of connection interposed between the first portion and the second portion; the third portion can exhibit one or more cuts or one or more openings.
Claims6
A support for conserving a sample of biological material, the support comprising:
- a first portion of an absorbent matrix configured for conservation of a sample of biological material;
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- a second portion of the absorbent matrix distinct from the first portion and configured to constitute a cleaning zone for a head of a punch aimed at collecting a sample of biological material from the first portion,
- wherein the support further comprises a third portion of the absorbent matrix which connects the first portion and the second portion and is interposed between the first portion and the second portion, and
- wherein the third portion of the absorbent matrix comprises a through-cut interposed between the first portion of the absorbent matrix and the second portion of the absorbent matrix;
- said through-cut constituting a discontinuity of material between the first portion and the second portion of absorbent matrix with the aim of preventing reciprocal contamination between the first portion and the second portion;
- the support further comprising an external containing body, the external containing body comprising a first layer and a second layer, in operating conditions of the containing body the first portion and the second portion and/or the absorbent matrix being arranged internally of the containing body between the first layer located superiorly with respect to the first and the second portion and/or to the absorbent matrix and the second layer located inferiorly with respect to the first and the second portion and/or to the absorbent matrix.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.