Device for collecting a urine sample

A method for collecting a urine sample from a neonate which comprises the steps of:

• providing a device for collecting the urine sample, wherein the device has an interior shell having an inner surface forming a hollow and an outer surface, and wherein the device has an exterior shell having an inner surface and an outer surface and the exterior shell is connected to the interior shell by a hinge, and further wherein an absorbent material is held in the hollow against the inner surface of the interior shell for absorbing the urine sample;
• attaching the device against the genitalia of the neonate in a nesting position wherein the inner surface of the exterior shell is in contact with the outer surface of the interior shell to expose the absorbent material;
• collecting the urine sample with the device;
• removing the device from the genitalia of the neonate after collecting the urine sample;
• rotating the exterior shell via the hinge from the nesting position to a dispensing position wherein the outer surface of the exterior shell contacts the absorbent material;
• and
• pressing the exterior shell against the interior shell to compress the absorbent material therebetween to eject the urine sample from the absorbent material and dispense the urine sample from the device.

A device for attachment to a neonate to collect a fluid sample comprising:

• an absorbent material for absorbing the fluid sample;
• a first member formed with a hollow for housing the absorbent material;
• and
• a second member connected to the first member by a hinge, wherein the first member is nested into the second member, wherein the hinge guides the second member along a predictable rotational path for changing the device from a first configuration wherein the second member is on top of the first member for attaching the device to the neonate to a second configuration wherein the second member is beneath the first member with the absorbent material therebetween for dispensing the fluid sample from the device;
• wherein said device further includes at least one adhesive strip having a first end for connecting the strip to the neonate and a second end attached to an outer surface of the device, to hold and position the device against the genitalia of the neonate.