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US 2019/0168210 A1Published application
Devices and Methods for Sample Collection
AssigneeSISCAPA Assay Technologies, Inc.
InventorN. Leigh Anderson
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AssigneeSISCAPA Assay Technologies, Inc.
InventorN. Leigh Anderson
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The present invention relates to devices and methods for collecting, stabilizing and further processing samples, including biological samples such as blood. The invention allows a measurable volume of blood to be introduced into a container, dried by a desiccant in the same or a contacting container, and finally recovered and further processed in a format compatible with a robotic sample processing system. The invention allows collection and processing of larger amounts of blood (20-100 μl or more) than are conveniently recovered and processed using conventional dried blood spots on filter paper, and to do so under the control of a mobile device such as a smartphone.
A sample collection device, comprising a sample vessel comprising a sample absorber and optionally a desiccant vessel, the two vessels being reversibly joinable to each other or to the device, wherein the sample vessel comprises a sample absorber and the desiccant vessel comprises a quantity of desiccant sufficient to bind an amount of water at least equal to the amount of water contained in an imbibed sample, and wherein one or more, or any combination of:
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