Patent ID: 7338634

Claim:
A fecal examination apparatus comprising: a collector means including: a hollow stem having a suction portion formed on said stem, a sleeve member removably secured in the container base and slidably engaging the hollow stem and having a cap formed on a top of said sleeve member for capping the container base; said hollow stem having a pair of positioning keys diametrically formed on said stem and slidably engaging a pair of slots longitudinally recessed in a central hole formed through said sleeve member, said sleeve member having a quantitative chamber formed in a bottom or lower portion of said sleeve member for reciprocatively engaging a plunger formed on a bottom of said hollow stem in said quantitative chamber in said sleeve member; and said sleeve member including a stopping portion formed in said sleeve member for limiting an upward movement of said plunger in said quantitative chamber, and each said slot having a bottom slot end portion for limiting each said positioning key of said hollow stem when downwardly moved; and a container base formed as a bottle for filling a fecal sample or specimen and reagent therein; whereby upon operation of said suction portion, a fecal sample including liquid or loose stool will be sucked inwardly into said collector means and will be collected or filled into said container base for examination.