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US 5,543,115 AGranted
Specimen handling device
AssigneeMizuho USA, Inc.
InventorFuminari Karakawa
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Abstract
This invention relates to a specimen handling device for collecting, storing, processing and dispensing of samples. The invention provides for the collection of specimens from any solid or semi-solid material, including biological samples, food samples, waste samples or soil samples.
Claims11
A specimen handling device comprising:
- a sample storage means, a sample collection means, a filter means, a sealable cap and an applicator means;
- said sample storage means having a length longer than said sample collection means having one opening containing a sealing means upon which attaches said sealable cap;
- said sample collection means comprising an elongated shaft with a grooved sample collection means at one end and a cap end attached to said sealable cap;
- said grooved sample collection means containing a plurality of grooves extending parallel to and along the length of said elongated shaft;
- said sealable cap comprising a hollow interior through which sample flows from said sample storage means to said applicator means;
- said filter means contained entirely within said sealable cap through which liquid passes to flow from said sample storage means to said applicator means;
- said applicator means comprising a removable applicator tip with a hollow core where displacement of said applicator tip creates an opening on the top of said sealable cap.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.