Self sampling universal kit, methods and use
AssigneeBernard Marie Chaffringeon
InventorBernard Chaffringeon
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a self-sampling kit and method for the universal sampling of at least one specimen such as a cell, cell residue, DMA, RNA, protein, virus, bacterium, parasite or fungus from the vaginal and/or rectal cavities of humans and animals, said kit comprising a self-sampling cloth (10) made of a flexible fabric with an absorbency of 3.5 g/g or less and a sealable recipient (50) for storing and transporting said sampling cloth (10). The present invention also relates to the use of the self-sampling cloth (10) for self-sampling of at least one specimen from bodily cavities of humans and animals, for instance for diagnosing an STI, such as an HPV infection.
Claims17
A method of using a sampling cloth (10), comprising self-sampling at least one specimen from bodily cavity side walls of humans or animals for diagnosis, wherein said sampling cloth (10) consists of a single sheet of flexible fabric with a total absorbency of less than 2.8 g and a thickness of 2 mm or less.
A method for self-sampling at least one specimen from bodily cavities of humans or animals for diagnosis, the method comprising the steps:
- a) inserting a sampling cloth (10) consisting of a single sheet of flexible fabric with a total absorbency of less than 2.8 g and thickness of 2 mm or less into a bodily cavity of a human or animal to collect specimen material from a side wall of the bodily cavity;
- b) removing the sampling cloth (10) from the bodily cavity;
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- c) taking or sending the sampling cloth (10) to a testing facility for diagnosis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.