Patent ID: 7981054

Claim:
A specimen collection and examination device which comprises: a first vessel having an open upper end and a closed bottom end; a stopper shaped and dimensioned to seal said open upper end; a specimen collector projecting from an under portion of said stopper down to a lower region of said first vessel when said stopper is secured about said open upper end; said closed bottom end having an aperture and a first removable barrier sealing said aperture; a second vessel separate and distinct from said first vessel and being shaped and sized to completely house said first vessel; said first vessel having a first position and a second position within said second vessel; a pintle extending from an inner area of said second vessel toward said first removable barrier when said first vessel is in said first position; at least one signaling element held in said second vessel; and said pintle being located and dimensioned to break said first removable barrier when said first vessel is placed in said second position.