Patent ID: 6991762
Filing Date: 2006-01-31
Classification: B01L,G01N

Abstract:
1. A device for collecting a sample for analysis, comprising: a main body dimensioned to be manipulated by hand, the device having at least one dimension selected from the group consisting of a length of 15–100 mm, a width of 20–50 mm, a width of 5–20 mm and a thickness of 1–5 mm; a suction pressure generator; a drawing channel formed in the main body in communication with the suction pressure generator, an opening in the main body being formed at the end of said drawing channel distal with respect to said suction pressure generator; and an analytical section formed in said drawing channel between the suction generator and the opening, the analytical section communicating directly with the exterior of the device through the drawing channel; and a pair of electrodes comprising a working electrode and a counter electrode provided in the analytical section, wherein in use a sample is drawn into the main body through the opening by suction pressure developed by said suction pressure generator, and then the sample is transferred by the suction pressure through the drawing channel into the analytical section.