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US 2007/0167957 A1Published application
Tagging and retrieval of dna from casualties
AssigneeGenetic Testing Laboratories
InventorStefan Long
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Abstract
The present invention provides an apparatus and method for collecting a sample (such as, but not limited to, a tissue sample) from a body, such as the body of a casualty, while simultaneously tagging the body with an identifier.
Claims15
An apparatus for taking a sample from a body and tagging the body for identification purposes, the apparatus comprising:
- a handle;
- a coring tube connected to said handle;
- and
- a removable identification tag connected to said coring tube.
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A method for taking a sample from a body and tagging the body for identification purposes, the method comprising:
- connecting a hollow coring tube to an identification tag;
- inserting the coring tube into the body and bringing a body sample into the coring tube;
- threading the identification tag into the body;
- removing the coring tube from the body;
- and
- leaving the identification tag in the body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.