Patent ID: 6129894
Filing Date: 2000-10-10
Classification: G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
A device for taking swab samples and sample dilution, the device comprising:a sleeve;a plug made of a porous, absorbent material, said plug projecting from said sleeve and being used to take a swab sample, said plug being located in one end of said sleeve;a piston rod;a piston, which can be moved in said sleeve by means of said piston rod, said piston being located in another end of said sleeve;a closure, which can be opened by pressure applied thereto, said closure being located between said piston and said plug, said closure divides said sleeve into first and second chambers, said piston is arranged with said first chamber and said plug is arranged with said second chamber, said closure includes a needle extending into said second chamber;a liquid arranged between said piston and said plug, said liquid moving through said closure to said plug and wetting same on actuation of said piston rod.