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US 2007/0167900 A1Published application
Sample collection device and method
OwnerSagarika Kanjilal, Vivek Kapurinventors
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Abstract
The invention is directed to sample collection assemblies and methods for collecting a sample from a collection source.
Claims20
A sample collection assembly comprising:
- a collection device having a working end, and an operating end;
- and
- a container to receive the collection device, having an assay chamber and a partition member;
- wherein the working end of the collection device has a collection tip configured for collecting a sample;
- wherein a shaft extends between the working end and the operating end;
- and
- wherein the assay chamber is detachable such that detaching the assay chamber from the container causes the shaft to detach with the collection tip therein.
4 more elements
A sterile sample collection assembly, comprising:
- an apparatus configured to collect a measured amount of a sample and to process the sample for analysis;
- including:
- a collection device having a working end, and an operating end;
- and
- a container to receive the collection device, having an assay chamber and a partition member;
- wherein the working end of the collection device has a collection tip configured for collecting a sample;
- wherein a shaft extends between the working end and the operating end;
- and
- wherein the assay chamber is detachable such that detaching the assay chamber from the container causes the shaft to detach with the collection tip therein.
6 more elements
A sample collection assembly, comprising:
- an apparatus configured to collect, transport, and assay samples for diagnosis of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis, including:
- a collection device having a working end, and an operating end;
- and
- a container to receive the collection device, having an assay chamber and a partition member;
- wherein the working end of the collection device has a collection tip configured for collecting a sample;
- wherein a shaft extends between the working end and the operating end;
- and
- wherein the assay chamber is detachable such that detaching the assay chamber from the container causes the shaft to detach with the collection tip therein.
5 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.