Patent ID: 6779665
Filing Date: 2004-08-24
Classification: A61B,B01L

Abstract:
A biological sample collection and storage kit adapted for low temperature storage comprising:a) a plurality of storage vials of varying capacity suitable for low temperature storage, wherein each of the storage vials has a threaded cap and is adapted to store a different biological sample collected from an individual; b) a plurality of collection devices configured to collect biological samples from an individual for placement into the plurality of storage vials, wherein collection devices are contained within one of the plurality of storage vials for ready removal and subsequent use; c) a plurality of adhesive labels for identifying the biological samples stored within each of the plurality of storage vials; d) a housing including a base portion and a lid portion joined together along a horizontal hinge to form an interior cavity therebetween for accommodating the plurality of storage vials in a horizontal orientation, wherein the housing is adapted and configured to accommodate low temperature storage; e) a removable preformed insert disposed within the base portion of the housing, the removable preformed insert having a plurality of recesses formed therein, wherein each of the recesses is dimensioned and configured to accommodate a storage vial in a horizontal orientation relative to the horizontal hinge of the housing; and f) a storage sleeve affixed to an interior surface of the lid portion, wherein the storage sleeve contains, the plurality of adhesive labels, means for recording fingerprints and a data recordation card for recording vital statistics of an individual from whom biological samples have been collected and stored within the kit.