Patent ID: 8491498

Claim:
A sample collection implement comprising: a container having an accommodation portion in which a liquid for suspending or diluting a sample is accommodated, a sample collection stick being able to be disposed in the accommodation portion, and a filter provided inside the container, the sample collection implement further comprising a movable member that can be moved in a predetermined direction inside the container and has a function of pushing the liquid and causing the liquid to pass through the filter, when moved in the predetermined direction, wherein the movable member is provided separately from the filter and can be moved by being pushed from outside the container, and adjacent first and second regions partitioned by a partition wall are formed inside the container, the filter is disposed in the first region, and when the liquid passes through the filter by the movement of the movable member, at least part of the liquid that has passed through the filter flows into the second region over the partition wall, and is retained in the second region.