Patent ID: 7300627
Filing Date: 2007-11-27
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A collection system for collecting a liquid test sample comprising: a spoon-like member having a bowl portion for collecting and holding a liquid test sample, a handle member housing a test device, and a channel member joining said bowl portion to said handle member, said channel member providing means for transferring the test sample to the test device and said channel member including a cover releasably mounted on said channel member; means for temporarily preventing the test sample from being transferred to the test device, said preventing means including a flange extending downwardly from said cover and a notch formed within said bowl portion within which said flange fits; and means for securing said cover to said handle member wherein said handle member includes a housing with a top half and a bottom half with the test device located between said top half and said bottom half and wherein said securing means includes an aperture formed in said top half of said housing and an upwardly extending protrusion formed on said cover of said channel member, said protrusion extending through said aperture.