Biological sample collecting device

A swab kit for collecting samples of cellular material from body cavities and storing the collected samples comprising:

• a sample collecting device for collecting samples of cellular material from body cavities comprising:
• an outer tubular member,
• an inner tubular member slidably arranged inside the outer tubular member,
• a swab comprising a stick and a swabbing tip,
• one or more guiding elements configured to support and slidably arrange the swab in the inner tubular member such that there is a free space around the swabbing tip, and
• a flexible valve arranged at a distal end of the outer tubular member, the flexible valve having an opening with opening edges at a distal end of the flexible valve,
• the sample collecting device configured such that:
• in a storage configuration, the flexible valve is closed and seals the distal end of the outer tubular member, and
• in a sampling configuration, the flexible valve is open in a position such that the swab can be slid in a longitudinal direction of the sample collecting device to extend through the distal end of the outer tubular member without the swab being in contact with the flexible valve,
• wherein the flexible valve comprises at least one inner point at a distance removed from the distal end of the flexible valve, wherein the inner point prevents at least one of the swab and the inner tubular member from sliding further towards the distal end of the flexible valve in the storage configuration, and
• wherein the flexible valve is arranged such that no parts of the flexible valve distal to the at least one inner point are in contact with the inner tubular member in the sampling configuration,
• the flexible valve thereby being arranged such that the opening edges of the flexible valve cannot come into contact with the inner tubular member;
• and
• a sealable container adapted to receive and store at least a part of the sample collecting device.