Patent ID: 8770049

Claim:
A device for sampling a sample material for an analyte, the device comprising: a swab including an outside portion for receiving the sample material, a compressible portion for holding the sample material, and an inside portion integral with the compressible portion; and a casing capable of forming a compressed state or an uncompressed state, the casing including: a transfer path for transporting the sample material, wherein the inside portion of the swab is part of the transfer path, and an opening configured to receive the inside portion of the swab and compress at least one of the compressible portion and the inside portion of the swab, wherein changing the casing from the uncompressed state to the compressed state causes the sample material to flow into the inside potion, a portion of the sample material to be enclosed from an outside environment, and the sample material to be transferred into the transfer path, and a sensor positioned along the transfer path for sensing the analyte in the transported sample material.