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US 5,334,348 AGranted
Urine sampler
AssigneeYoshisuke Sakai
InventorsKoichiro Saito, Kaoru Shimizu
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AssigneeYoshisuke Sakai
InventorsKoichiro Saito, Kaoru Shimizu
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In one configuration, a urine sampler comprises a hollow, cylindrical main stick body that is closed at least at one end and has a plurality of urine collection apertures formed in the wall thereof and, in another, comprises a urine collector having a long rod-shaped handle, a urine collection member constituted continuously with the handle and provided with urine collection apertures and a urine accumulator constituted continuously with the base of the urine collection member, and a urine storage capsule having a cutter for cutting a portion of the urine collector, a urine container for receiving urine flowing in from the urine collector and a lid. In the second configuration, the urine collector and the urine storage capsule are separate units. The urine sampler of either configuration is compact and extremely easy to use for collecting a urine sample of the minimum required quantity and, moreover, enables the collected sample to be safely transferred without spilling.
A urine sampler comprising a hollow, cylindrical main stick body closed at least at one end and having a plurality of urine collection apertures formed in a wall thereof wherein the urine collection apertures are diagonal cuts in the wall of the main stick body and the tips of the apertures project outwardly from the wall.
A urine sampler comprising:
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