A Housing for Sample Collection
AssigneeCambridge Enterprise Limited
InventorAlexander Patto
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Abstract
A housing for sample collection is disclosed. The housing comprises an actuating member configured to move between a first position and a second position, a sample collector and an assay component. In the first position the sample collector is in contact with the assay component and in the second position the sample collector is separated from the assay component and configured to collect a sample.
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A housing for sample collection, the housing comprising:
- an actuating member configured to move between a first position and a second position;
- a sample collector;
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- an assay component;
- wherein in the first position the sample collector is in contact with the assay component and in the second position the sample collector is separated from the assay component and configured to collect a sample.
A housing for sample collection, the housing comprising:
- an actuating member configured to move between a first position and a second position;
- a piercing member;
- and
- a needle;
- wherein in the first position the needle is disposed within the housing and in the second position the needle protrudes from an aperture in the housing, and wherein the piercing member is configured to pierce a seal of a fluid reservoir upon movement from the first position to the second position.
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A method of determining a concentration range of vitamin K in a sample using a prothrombin induced by vitamin K absence-II (PIVKA-II) lateral flow assay, the method comprising:
- performing a PIVKA-II lateral flow test on the sample;
- measuring the intensity of the test line on the lateral flow test strip;
- and determining a concentration range of vitamin K of the sample based on a test result indicator.
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