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US 10,702,250 B2Granted
Sample collection device
AssigneeExact Sciences Corporation
InventorsGraham P. Lidgard, Michael J. Domanico, Keith Fourrier, James P. Light, II, Scott Castanon, Keith Kopitzke
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Abstract
Provided herein is technology relating to collecting and preparing samples. For example, the technology relates particularly, but not exclusively, to devices, systems, and kits that allow a subject to collect and prepare a sample for analysis.
Claims18
A device for collecting a sample, the device comprising:
- a) a body comprising a sample collection chamber bounded on a distal end by a penetrable seal and bounded on a proximal end by a septum comprising an aperture, said penetrable seal being penetrable by a pipette tip or needle;
- b) a flexible sampling rod comprising a proximal portion and a distal portion, said sampling rod adapted to fit through and seal said aperture when said distal portion is in said sample collection chamber, wherein said distal portion comprises:
- i) an asymmetrical beveled tip at a distal end, said beveled tip having an apex at the circumference of the flexible sampling rod and configured to bend the flexible sampling rod away from collisions and/or to deflect collisions with an inserted pipette tip or needle;
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- ii) one or a plurality of metering ridges.
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A kit for collecting a sample, the kit comprising:
- I) a device for collecting a sample, the device comprising:
- a) a body comprising a sample collection chamber bounded on a distal end by a penetrable seal and bounded on a proximal end by a septum comprising an aperture, said penetrable seal being penetrable by a pipette tip or needle;
- b) a flexible sampling rod comprising a proximal portion and a distal portion, said sampling rod adapted to fit through and seal said aperture when said distal portion is in said sample collection chamber, wherein said distal portion comprises:
- i) an asymmetrical beveled tip at a distal end, said beveled tip having an apex at the circumference of the flexible sampling rod and configured to bend the flexible sampling rod away from collisions and/or to deflect collisions with an inserted pipette tip or needle;
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- ii) one or a plurality of metering ridges;
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- II) an instruction for use.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.