Stool specimen collector
AssigneeExact Sciences Corporation
InventorsWalker M. Sloan III, Stanley N. Lapidus
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Abstract
The invention provides an apparatus for obtaining a stool specimen. The apparatus comprises a housing, a collection bag, a slider to close the collection bag and a draw string to move the slider. A user places the apparatus on a toilet, deposits a first stool into the collection bag, then pulls the draw string to move the slider to close the collection bag thereby allowing the user to urinate or further defecate.
Claims19
An apparatus for collecting a stool specimen, the apparatus comprising:
- a housing;
- a collection bag attached to said housing;
- and,
- a draw string attached to said bag for use in closing said bag
An apparatus for collecting a stool specimen, the apparatus comprising:
- a housing;
- a collection bag attached to said housing;
- a slider movably attached to said housing and capable of engagement with said collection bag;
- and,
- a draw string attached to said slider.
A method of obtaining a stool sample comprising:
- evacuating a stool into said collection bag;
- and,
- pulling said draw string to close said collection bag and retracting said collection bag under said housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.