Patent ID: 7833794

Claim:
A collection device not having a reagent impregnated sheet and for use only in connection with off-device testing of collected samples, the device consisting essentially of: a first panel having multiple apertures defining wells for receiving samples and forming a first exterior surface of the device; a second panel opposite the first panel and forming a second exterior surface of the device; and a removable tab, the removable tab being at least partially defined by perforations and integrally formed as being a portion of the second panel and forming a part of the second exterior surface and accessible from an exterior of the device, the tab having a first portion and a second portion; wherein the first portion is aligned with at least one of the apertures on the first panel and constructed such that depositing the sample through the at least one aperture causes the sample to be directly deposited on the first portion of the tab to be made available for use in an off-device testing procedure which is performed once the removable tab is removed from the testing device; and wherein the second portion is not aligned with any of the apertures on the first panel and is constructed such that depositing the sample through any of the apertures on the first panel does not deposit the sample on the second portion, the second portion comprising a sample-free grasping area for removing the tab.