Specimen test unit

A specimen test unit for use in collection and analysis of a biological specimen, said test unit comprising:

• a housing defined by first and second separable and intefitting housing members, said second housing member including means defining a test fluid chamber having at least one test fluid therein, and said first and second housing members including cooperative means which interfit so as to define a specimen chamber;
• means for collecting a specimen and for placement with the collected specimen into the specimen chamber;
• said housing further including means for delivering said test fluid from said test fluid chamber to said specimen chamber for contacting the collected specimen placed into said specimen chamber, said delivering means including passage means communicating between said test fluid chamber and said specimen chamber, and a deformable wall portion on said housing for manual deformation to deliver said test fluid from said test fluid chamber through sid passage means to said specimen chamber;
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• said housing further defining an outlet port leading from said specimen chamber to the exterior of said housing, and means for closing said outlet port during contact of the specimen with sid test fluid within said specimen chamber, said deformable wall portion being manually deformable for transferring at least a portion of the collected specimen and the test fluid contacted therewith from said specimen chamber through said outlet port to the exterior of said housing.

A specimen test unit for use in collection and analysis of a biological specimen, said test unit comprising:

• a housing defining a specimen chamber with at least one test fluid therein;
• specimen collecting means for collecting the specimen and for delivering the collected specimen into the specimen chamber for contacting the collected specimen with the test fluid;
• said housing defining an outlet port leading from said specimen chamber to the exterior of said housing;
• means for occluding said outlet port to fluid flow during contact of the specimen with said at least one test fluid, said occluding means having passage means formed therein for communicating said specimen chamber with the exterior of said housing, said passage means having a sufficiently small size to prevent unforced flow of said specimen and test fluid therethrough;
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• means for delivering the specimen and a portion of said test fluid through said passage means to the exterior of said housing for further analysis, said delivering means comprising means for pressure forced flow of the specimen and said test fluid through said passage means wherein said means for pressure forced flow of the specimen and said test fluid through said passage means comprises a deformable wall portion of said housing for manual deformation to increase the relative pressure within said specimen chamber and thereby pressure force the specimen and said test fluid to flow through said passage means.