Patent ID: 7617566

Claim:
An allergen collection system for enabling the rapid collection within no more than two minutes of a testable sample of dust particles, retention of that sample, and in situ testing thereof by drawing air through the system using any one of a large variety of air suction devices each having a round hose with a different diameter connected thereto comprising: a hollow nozzle having an angled protruding tip for placement in contact with a surface or exposure to an environment from which particles are to be collected, an opposing round base and a hollow cylinder of uniform diameter formed along the center axis thereof and extending approximately from the bottom of the tip to the base; filter trap means removably and retainably insertable into the hollow cylinder within said hollow nozzle for collecting and retaining the particles; hollow adapter means retainably and reversibly connectable to the base of said hollow nozzle for interconnecting the base of said hollow nozzle to any one of a plurality of round hoses having different diameters attached to one of the air suction devices; sealing means for placement on both ends of said hollow nozzle so as to produce a watertight seal when inserted into place; solubilizing means for liquefying the collected dust particles while they are retained in said hollow adapter means; withdrawal means for removing some of the liquefied collected particles from said hollow adapter means; and a testing sampler containing an antigen chosen to react visibly with specific substances.