Patent ID: 9211112
Filing Date: 2015-12-15
Classification: A61B,B01L,G01N

Abstract:
1. A device for collecting a sample, the device comprising: a) a body comprising a sample collection chamber bounded on a distal end by a penetrable seal affixed to a recessed sealing surface of the distal end of the body and bounded on a proximal end by a septum comprising an aperture, said penetrable seal being penetrable by a pipette tip or needle; b) a flexible sampling rod comprising a proximal portion and a distal portion, said sampling rod adapted to fit through and seal said aperture when said distal portion is in said sample collection chamber, wherein said distal portion comprises: and c) a fecal sample suspension solution in said sample collection chamber, said fecal sample suspension solution comprising Tris buffer, bovine serum albumen, polysorbate 20, sodium azide, sodium chloride, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, and gentamicin.