Patent ID: 9694358
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61J,A61M,B01L

Claim:
1. A device comprising: a container comprising an open end and a closed end; a first penetrable member disposed within said container and cooperating with said container to form a first sealed chamber, said first penetrable member is movable within said container and operable as a piston within said container; a sampler defining a passage for sampling a sample which is open at first and second ends, at least a portion of said passage extending from said first end comprising a capillary passage operable to draw said sample into said passage by capillary action, said sampler being movable relative to said container, said sampler comprising a penetrating means configured to penetrate said first penetrable member such that said passage is in communication with said first sealed chamber once said penetrable member has been penetrated.