Devices and methods for detecting analytes in fluid samples
First Claim
1. A device for detecting the presence or amount of an analyte in a fluid sample comprising:
- a sample collector comprising a compressible absorbent member for collecting the fluid sample, a receiving cup for receiving and holding the sample collector within the receiving cup, the sample collector having a first position and a second, locked position within the receiving cup, the absorbent member being uncompressed in the first position and being compressed and held within the cup in the second, locked position;
the sample collector comprising at least one test element having reagents for detecting the presence or amount of the analyte in the fluid sample, the test element being in fluid communication with the absorbent member when the sample collector is in the second, locked position.
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Abstract
The present invention discloses a device for detecting the presence or amount of an analyte in a fluid sample. The device has a sample collector and a receiving cup for receiving and holding the sample collector within the receiving cup. The sample collector contains a compressible absorbent member for collecting the fluid sample, and has a first position and a second, locked position within the receiving cup. The absorbent member is uncompressed in the first position and is compressed and held within the cup in the second, locked position. The sample collector or the receiving cup has at least one test element having reagents for detecting the presence or amount of the analyte in the fluid sample. In one embodiment the test element is in fluid communication with the absorbent member when the sample collector is in the second, locked position. The present invention also discloses a method for detecting the presence or amount of an analyte in a fluid sample using the aforesaid device.
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1. A device for detecting the presence or amount of an analyte in a fluid sample comprising:
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a sample collector comprising a compressible absorbent member for collecting the fluid sample, a receiving cup for receiving and holding the sample collector within the receiving cup, the sample collector having a first position and a second, locked position within the receiving cup, the absorbent member being uncompressed in the first position and being compressed and held within the cup in the second, locked position;
the sample collector comprising at least one test element having reagents for detecting the presence or amount of the analyte in the fluid sample, the test element being in fluid communication with the absorbent member when the sample collector is in the second, locked position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 16, 17)
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11. A device for detecting the presence or amount of an analyte in a fluid sample comprising:
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a sample collector comprising screw threads and a compressible absorbent member for collecting the fluid sample, a receiving cup for receiving and holding the sample collector within the receiving cup, the receiving cup comprising receiving threads;
the sample collector having a first position within the receiving cup, and a second, locked position within the receiving cup where the screw threads and receiving threads are engaged, the absorbent member being uncompressed in the first position and being compressed and held within the cup in the second, locked position;
the receiving cup directly connected to a test element holder containing at least one test element having reagents for detecting the presence or amount of the analyte in the fluid sample, the test element being in fluid communication with the absorbent member when the sample collector is in the second, locked position. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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