Patent ID: 7871568

Claim:
A device for testing a specimen, comprising a. a test assembly, comprising a sample receiving chamber and a test chamber, wherein said test chamber comprises an upper end, a lower end, an exterior wall, and a septum wall, said septum wall having a top section that connects to the exterior wall and a bottom section that is separate from the exterior wall, said sample receiving chamber is on the interior of said septum wall, said sample receiving chamber comprises a bottom hole, which places the sample receiving chamber in fluid communication with the test chamber, and said lower end of said test chamber comprises an opening; b. at least one reagent member within the test chamber; and c. a base capable of being coupled to the opening at the lower end of the test chamber, said base comprising: a handle, an insert section having a thread which engages said opening, and a plug which is effective to seal said hole; wherein, when said base is inserted into the lower end of said test chamber, said sample receiving chamber is sealed from said test chamber, and when said base is loosened, said sample receiving chamber is open to said test chamber.