Patent ID: 6338720
Filing Date: 2002-01-15
Classification: B01L

Abstract:
A specimen collection tip adapted to be mounted on a measuring device for collecting a liquid specimen to be analyzed by the measuring device to determine the presence or amount of a component in the specimen comprising: a generally planar base portion, a longitudinally extending tube extending away from said base portion, said tube including an inflow path along which the specimen is adapted to flow, a test paper set on base portion in communication with the inflow path for receiving specimen flowing through the inflow path, said test paper carrying a reagent which reacts with the component in the specimen to produce a measurable color change indicative of the presence or amount of the component in the sample, and a plurality of spaced apart elongated mounting projections provided on the base portion for mounting the specimen collection tip on the measuring device so that the mounting projections flex outwardly upon mounting the specimen collection tip on the measuring device.