Patent ID: 6821788
Filing Date: 2004-11-23
Classification: A61B,B01L,Y10T

Abstract:
A specimen collecting and testing device comprising:an elongate, hollow housing having a proximal end and a distal end and a hollow portion; at least one test membrane or sample collecting strip positioned within the hollow portion of the housing, the test membrane carrying diagnostic test chemistry; a fluid chamber, for holding specimen, positioned adjacent to the test membrane or sample collecting strip; at least one elongate handle member, having a proximal end and a distal end, slidably received in the hollow portion of the housing; and a foam member, for collecting specimen, extending from the proximal end of the handle whereby, when the handle is drawn through the housing, collected specimen is deposited from the foam member into the fluid chamber and onto the test membrane or sample collecting strip, wherein the housing includes a channel for receiving the handle member and foam member, and the fluid chamber is adjacent said channel.