Patent ID: 6171259
Filing Date: 2001-01-09
Classification: A61B,G01K

Abstract:
A device useful with a temperature measuring device for simultaneously sampling a fecal specimen and measuring rectal temperature, comprising:(a) a rigid and elongated disposable tubular sleeve having open proximal and distal ends, said distal end having rounded edges adapted for rectal insertion and at least partially cut away longitudinally and transversely to form an open-ended scoop for collecting and containing a fecal specimen;(b) an interior bore formed through said sleeve adapted for removably inserting and frictionally engaging the temperature measuring device therein having a temperature sensing end thermally exposed adjacent said scoop for concurrently measuring rectal temperature; and(c) an enclosure adapted to be sealably secured around said scoop for containing an analyzing solution in fluid contact with said fecal specimen in said scoop.