COLLECTING AND TESTING DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE
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1. A collecting and testing device, comprising:
- a) a specimen container for receiving a specimen, said container comprising (i) an open proximal end through which the specimen is added to the container, and (ii) a distal end;
b) a testing chamber comprising at least a test element; and
c) a conduit comprising two openings that conveys a portion of the specimen from the specimen container to the testing chamber so that a portion of the specimen contacts the test element in the testing chamber,wherein the testing chamber and the specimen container are in indirect fluid communication, the specimen in the specimen container is separable from the specimen in the testing chamber, and the specimen in the testing chamber cannot flow back into the specimen container.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a new and improved collecting and testing device comprising a specimen container for collecting and/or storing specimen, a testing chamber having at least one test element, and a conduit for automatically transferring a portion of the specimen from the specimen container to the testing chamber.
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1. A collecting and testing device, comprising:
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a) a specimen container for receiving a specimen, said container comprising (i) an open proximal end through which the specimen is added to the container, and (ii) a distal end; b) a testing chamber comprising at least a test element; and c) a conduit comprising two openings that conveys a portion of the specimen from the specimen container to the testing chamber so that a portion of the specimen contacts the test element in the testing chamber, wherein the testing chamber and the specimen container are in indirect fluid communication, the specimen in the specimen container is separable from the specimen in the testing chamber, and the specimen in the testing chamber cannot flow back into the specimen container. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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