Patent ID: 7976792
Filing Date: 2011-07-12
Classification: A61B,B01L

Abstract:
1. A biological specimen collection card for collecting and transporting a biological specimen, the collection card being movable between an open configuration in which the biological specimen is exposed and a closed configuration in which the biological specimen is covered, the collection card comprising: an absorbent insert which is to be impregnated with the biological sample; a specimen retaining panel having a first side, a second side and an opening extending therethrough, the opening having a first pair of opposed edges and a second pair of opposed edges, first opposite edge portions of the absorbent insert extending past the first pair of opposed edges of the opening in the specimen retaining panel on the first side of the specimen retaining panel so as to overlay the first side of the specimen retaining panel, and second edge portions of the absorbent insert extending past the second pair of opposed edges of the opening in the specimen retaining panel so as to overlay the second side of the specimen retaining panel, such that a central portion of the absorbent insert is exposed on both the first side of the specimen retaining panel and the second side of the specimen retaining panel, and the absorbent insert is releasably retained in the opening; a rear panel angularly spaced apart from the specimen retaining panel when the collection card is in the open configuration to facilitate drying of the biological specimen; and a cover panel opposite the rear panel, the cover panel movable between a first position and a second position, the collection card being in the open configuration when the cover panel is in the first position, the collection card being in the closed configuration when the cover panel is in the second position, and the cover panel covering the absorbent insert when the absorbent insert is retained in the opening and the collection card is in the closed position.