Sample collection device and associated methods

Abstract

Device (1) for the collection and the transfer of samples of biological, microbiological or chemical material, comprising: a body (2), preferably elongated and extending at least partially along a main development direction (X) substantially axial, comprising at least one gripping portion (2i) destined to be grasped by a user and at least one ending portion (2e); a collecting portion (3), preferably arranged in correspondence of said ending portion (2e), the collecting portion being configured for collecting and/or absorbing and/or retaining and/or releasing a quantity of a sample of biological, microbiological or chemical material; at least one wireless identification electronic device (10), configured for receiving and/or transmitting and/or storing electronic data on a wireless communication channel, the wireless identification electronic device (10) being arranged, at least partially, within said body (2) and/or within said collecting portion (3).

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.