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US 11,375,986 B1Granted
Device and method for stool sample collection
AssigneesThe University of Chicago, Biomesense, Inc.
InventorsCatherine Yunis, David Kim
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Abstract
A stool sample collection device includes a catchment unit positioned within a toilet bowl and configured to receive a stool sample. The stool sample collection device also includes a homogenization chamber in which the stool sample is homogenized in a homogenizing solution. The homogenization chamber is configured to receive the stool sample from the catchment unit.
Claims16
A stool sample collection device comprising:
- a catchment unit positioned within a toilet bowl and configured to receive a stool sample;
- a homogenization chamber in which the stool sample is homogenized in a homogenizing solution, wherein the homogenization chamber is configured to receive the stool sample from the catchment unit;
- and
- a motor configured to retract the catchment unit within the homogenization chamber after the stool sample is received thereon, wherein the motor is configured to agitate the catchment unit to assist in removing the stool sample from the catchment unit during homogenization.
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A method of collecting a stool sample comprising:
- receiving a stool sample on a catchment unit of a stool sample collection device;
- retracting the catchment unit and the stool sample into a homogenization chamber of the stool sample collection device;
- homogenizing the stool sample with a homogenizing solution within the homogenization chamber;
- retracting, by a motor, the catchment unit within the homogenization chamber after the stool sample is received thereon;
- and
- agitating, by the motor, the catchment unit to assist in removing the stool sample from the catchment unit during homogenization.
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A stool sample collection device comprising:
- a catchment unit positioned within a toilet bowl and configured to receive a stool sample;
- a homogenization chamber, wherein the homogenization chamber includes a door that is in an open position when the catchment unit is extended and a closed position when the catchment unit is retracted within the homogenization chamber;
- and
- a processor configured to control the catchment unit and the homogenization chamber, wherein the processor is configured to:
- move at least a portion of the catchment unit that includes the stool sample into the homogenization chamber;
- homogenize the stool sample in a homogenizing solution within the homogenization chamber;
- and
- remove the homogenized stool sample from the homogenization chamber.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.