Patent ID: 7387899
Filing Date: 2008-06-17
Classification: A61B,G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of collecting saliva samples for body fluid analysis, which comprises: placing absorptive means comprising a sponge member for absorbing the saliva, said sponge member being permanently attached to a cap member, into a patient's oral cavity, the sponge member extending into said oral cavity and the cap member remaining outside said oral cavity, and absorbing saliva into the absorptive means; removing the absorptive means from the patient's oral cavity and placing the absorptive means into fluidic communication with a collection container; and driving the saliva from the absorptive means and collecting the saliva in the collection container, by squeezing the collection container for indirectly squeezing the saliva out of the absorptive means and into the collection container.