Patent ID: 7378054
Filing Date: 2008-05-27
Classification: A61B,B01L

Abstract:
1. A specimen collecting and analytical assembly comprising in combination: a. a one piece barrel container having an open top and a capillary tube with an open end, with a chamber disposed there between, b. the chamber having a support means at the distal end and a single disc-shaped filter membrane placed at the proximal end of the chamber, so that the chamber portion below the filter membrane is narrowed to a smaller diameter and extended in the shape of a capillary tube, c. said capillary tube being designed to draw a sample up to 2000 μl, d. said capillary tube being volumetrically graduated externally with specific color markings, and internally coated with an agent including a buffer, anticoagulant, detergent, stabilizer or a preservative, and e. wherein the top of the barrel houses a vial containing a suitable reagent packed under vacuum therein.