Patent ID: 7648681
Filing Date: 2010-01-19
Classification: A61B,B01L

Abstract:
1. A specimen collection system, comprising: a container having an open end and an interior reservoir; a closure removably coupled to said container proximate said open end, said closure comprising: a sample collection member extending from said base of said closure and disposed in said reservoir of said container when said closure is coupled to said open end of said container; wherein said sample collection member comprises an elongate shaft having first and second ends, said first end coupled to said base of said closure, said second end including a scoop to facilitate collecting a sample, said scoop having an arcuate bottom wall and a serrated distal edge; wherein said scoop has an upper edge and wherein said sample collection member further comprises an inclined surface extending externally of said scoop in a direction outwardly and downwardly from said upper edge; and wherein said inclined surface intersects said scoop continuously along said upper edge.