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US 12,336,624 B2Granted
Brush or swab assembly and method of manufacturing a brush or swab
AssigneeSanderson-MacLeod, Inc.
InventorsMark Borsari, Chris Tarling
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Abstract
A swab includes a core wire section having a proximal end and a distal end, an integral tip formed on the distal end, and at least one sleeve element received on the core wire section. The at least one sleeve element has a layer of fibers covering the sleeve and disposed on the at least one sleeve element by flocking, the layer of fibers being configured to absorb a quantity of a specimen in the layer of fibers.
Claims20
A swab, comprising:
- a core wire section having a proximal end and a distal end;
- an integral tip formed on the distal end;
- and
- at least one sleeve element having an interior passageway that is received over and retained on the core wire section, the at least one sleeve element having a layer of flocked fibers covering the sleeve element, the layer of flocked fibers being configured to absorb a quantity of a specimen in the layer of flocked fibers.
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A swab, comprising:
- a core wire section having a proximal end and a distal end;
- an integral tip formed on the distal end;
- at least one sleeve element having an interior passageway that is received over and retained on the core wire section, the at least one sleeve element having a layer of flocked fibers covering the sleeve element, the layer of flocked fibers on the sleeve element being configured to absorb a quantity of a specimen in the layer of fibers;
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- a cap received on the integral tip, the cap having a layer of flocked fibers covering the cap, the layer of flocked fibers on the cap being configured to absorb a quantity of a specimen in the layer of flocked fibers.
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A swab, comprising:
- a core wire section having a proximal end and a distal end;
- an integral tip formed on the distal end;
- a layer of flocked fibers covering the integral tip, the layer of flocked fibers on the integral tip being configured to absorb a quantity of a specimen in the layer of flocked fibers;
- and
- at least one sleeve element having an interior passageway that is received over and retained on the core wire section, the at least one sleeve element having a layer of flocked fibers covering the sleeve element, the layer of flocked fibers on the sleeve element being configured to absorb a quantity of a specimen in the layer of flocked fibers.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.