Patent ID: 6180062
Filing Date: 2001-01-30
Classification: B01L,G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
A device for collecting a sample for analysis, comprising:a main body;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; andan 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,wherein a gas-permeable and liquid-impermeable stopper is provided in the drawing channel between the suction pressure generator and the analytical section and 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.