Patent ID: 9314792
Filing Date: 2016-04-19
CPC Classification: A61B,B01L,G01N

Claim Text:
1. A sample collection device comprising: (a) a screw cap comprising screw threads; (b) a handle comprising a first end and a second end wherein the second end is removably attached to said cap; (c) a collection pad affixed to the first end of said handle; (d) a sample collection tube having an open end and a closed end with screw threads at the open end adapted to engage the screw threads of said cap or the screw threads of an adaptor, said sample collection tube having a diameter sufficient to receive said handle and said collection pad; (e) an adaptor comprising a first end, a second end and a narrow passage between the first end and the second end, wherein the first end comprises a first set of screw threads adapted to engage the screw threads on the open end of the sample collection tube and the second end comprises a second set of screw threads adapted to engage the screw threads of said cap, and wherein said handle and collection pad extend into the collection tube and pass through the narrow passage, the narrow passage having an inner diameter which (1) is slightly greater than an outer dimension of the handle to allow the handle to pass through the narrow passage; and (2) is smaller than an outer dimension of said collection pad, so as to squeeze the collection pad when passed through the narrow passage.