Patent ID: 6616893
Filing Date: 2003-09-09
Classification: G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
A diagnostic testing kit for collection of fluid samples comprising:a reservoir cup, said reservoir cup having a cup sidewall communicating at a bottom end with a reservoir endwall; a top edge of said reservoir cup at the upper portion of said cup sidewall opposite said bottom end, said top edge defining a reservoir aperture; an interior cavity of said reservoir cup, said interior cavity defined by said reservoir side wall, said reservoir endwall, and said top edge; a container vessel, said container vessel having a container sidewall communicating at a.bottom portion with a container endwall; an upper edge of said container sidewall opposite said bottom portion said upper edge defining a container aperture; a container cavity defined by said container sidewall, said container endwall, and said upper edge; means for sealed cooperative engagement of said top edge with said upper edge; a separation cavity defined by area between the exterior surface of said reservoir side wall and said reservoir endwall and the surface area of said container cavity when said top edge is cooperatively engaged with said upper edge; at least one test strip located in said separation cavity, said test strip having a bottom portion adjacent to said reservoir endwall, said bottom portion in direct communication with liquid deposited in said interior cavity, said bottom portion capable of communication of liquid communicated thereto to a top portion of said test strip, said top portion having a reactant end adjacent to said upper edge containing a reactive agent which visually reacts to specific contents in said fluid communicated thereto, thereby providing a test result which may be viewed through the container sidewall; and means to communicate the flow rate of a liquid specimen deposited in said interior cavity to said bottom portion of said test strip in said separation cavity, whereby body fluid deposited in said interior cavity is communicated directly to said bottom portion of said test strip in said separation cavity at a controlled flow rate and said test strip thereafter displays said test result.