Patent ID: 8372014

Claim:
A method of testing body fluids, comprising the steps of: providing a media-dispensing apparatus including a housing having a lower portion and an upper portion, an elongated tubular member extending distally from the housing and having a distal opening adjacent a distal end thereof, a first lumen disposed within the elongated tubular member extending from the lower portion of the housing to the distal opening, a second lumen disposed within the elongated tubular member extending from the upper portion of the housing to the distal opening, and a media strip extending from the lower portion of the housing, through the first lumen, out the distal opening of the elongated tubular member, through the second lumen and into the upper portion of the housing; placing at least the distal opening of the elongated tubular member adjacent a surgical site such that a portion of the media strip contacts the surgical site; and advancing the media strip such that the portion of the media strip that contacted the surgical site advances at least through the second lumen.