Patent ID: 8679420

Claim:
A device having a specimen collection configuration, in which one or more specimens are collected, and a specimen testing configuration, in which the one or more specimens are tested, the device comprising: a first panel; one or more metering aperture structures disposed on the first panel, each metering aperture structure comprising one or more groups of metering apertures, each group of metering apertures for receiving a separate one of the one or more specimens therethrough; a second panel opposite the first panel; a sheet including one or more test areas, the sheet disposed between the one or more metering aperture structures and second panel when the device is in the collection configuration and each test area aligned with a separate one of the groups of metering apertures, such that depositing the specimen through one of the groups of metering apertures deposits the specimen on the test area aligned therewith when the device is in the collection configuration; a spacer element, which, when the device is in the testing configuration, is disposed between the metering aperture structure and the sheet, creating a space between the metering aperture structure and the test area.