Patent ID: 8038965
Filing Date: 2011-10-18
Classification: C12Q,G01N

Abstract:
1. A self contained diagnostic kit for performing analysis of a specimen comprising: a tubular housing having a bottom end and an upper end; a sampling unit removably stored within the housing, the sampling unit comprising a swab mounted at one end of a rod for collecting said specimen; at least one test strip positioned substantially along a wall of the tubular housing, the test strip having a sample receiving end; at least one receptacle positioned at the bottom end of said tubular body, the at least one receptacle containing a fluid reagent selected for extracting said specimen from said swab, the receptacle having an upper opening sealed by a rupturable foil; a longitudinal passage extending between said upper end of the tubular housing and said upper opening of said receptacle; a flexible elongated wick having one end in fluid communication or integrally formed with the sampling receiving end of said at least one test strip and a second end bent above and adjacent to said rupturable foil, intersecting said longitudinal passage, such that when the sampling unit is inserted into said receptacle through said passage, said second end of the wick is pushed down into the receptacle, thereby forming a fluid communication between said at least one receptacle and said at least one test strip.