Patent ID: 8979784
Filing Date: 2015-03-17
Classification: A61B,A61F,B01L,C12M

Abstract:
1. A biological specimen collection swab comprising: a plastic rod terminating in a tip; and a layer of fibers disposed on a surface of said tip by flocking, with a flocking technique in which the fibers were deposited, in an electrostatic field, in an ordered manner perpendicularly to the surface of the tip of the swab rod, the layer of fibers having a thickness from 0.6 to 3 mm and a fiber count of 1.7 to 3.3 Dtex, in which said layer of fibers is configured to be capable of absorbing a quantity of 40 μl to 100 μl of specimen in said layer of fibers on the tip of the rod.