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US 6,351,857 B2Granted
Stool specimen collector
AssigneeExact Sciences Corporation
InventorsWalker M. Slaon, III, Stanley N. Lapidus
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Abstract
An apparatus for obtaining a stool specimen. The apparatus comprises a housing, a collection bag, a slider to close the collection bag and a draw string to move the slider. A user places the apparatus on a toilet, deposits a first stool into the collection bag, then pulls the draw string to move the slider to close the collection bag thereby allowing the user to urinate or further defecate.
Claims4
An apparatus for collecting a stool specimen, the apparatus comprising:
- are tractable collection bag comprising a spring beam attached to a housing comprising a center support and a portion for storage of said bag;
- a slider movably attached to said housing and capable of engagement with said collection bag;
- and,
- a draw string attached to said slider wherein activating said draw string causes said bag to be retracted into said portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.