Apparatus and method for filtering biological samples

An method for filtering a biological sample comprising:

• providing an apparatus for filtering a biological sample comprising a body member having an upper end and a lower end and defining a workspace therewithin, and a substantially conically-shaped filter member located within said workspace which is integrally joined to the lower end of the body member and which extends upwardly toward said upper end of the body member, the filter member defining a plurality of openings in its upwardly extending portion;
• interlockingly attaching a filtered sample container to the lower end of the body member;
• providing an upright sample transport container containing an unfiltered biological sample;
• inverting and attaching the upper end of the body member of the apparatus to the upright sample transport container;
• and
• inverting the attached apparatus and sample transport container so the unfiltered biological sample flows through the openings and a filtered biological sample is introduced and is collected in the filtered sample container.