SAMPLE COLLECTION DEVICE
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1. A device for collecting and preserving a sample, the device comprising:
- a) a body comprising a sample collection chamber bounded on a distal end by a penetrable seal and bounded on a proximal end by a septum comprising an aperture, said penetrable seal being penetrable by a pipette tip or needle;
b) a flexible sampling rod comprising a proximal portion and a distal portion, said sampling rod adapted to fit through and seal said aperture when said distal portion is in said sample collection chamber, wherein said distal portion comprises;
i) an asymmetrical beveled tip at a distal end, said beveled tip having an apex at the circumference of the flexible sampling rod and configured to bend the flexible sampling rod away from collisions and/or to deflect collisions with an inserted pipette tip or needle; and
ii) a plurality of metering ridges;
andc) a solution in said sample collection chamber for preserving a suspended sample.
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Abstract
Provided herein is technology relating to collecting and preparing samples. For example, the technology relates particularly, but not exclusively, to devices, systems, and kits that allow a subject to collect and prepare a sample for analysis.
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1. A device for collecting and preserving a sample, the device comprising:
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a) a body comprising a sample collection chamber bounded on a distal end by a penetrable seal and bounded on a proximal end by a septum comprising an aperture, said penetrable seal being penetrable by a pipette tip or needle; b) a flexible sampling rod comprising a proximal portion and a distal portion, said sampling rod adapted to fit through and seal said aperture when said distal portion is in said sample collection chamber, wherein said distal portion comprises; i) an asymmetrical beveled tip at a distal end, said beveled tip having an apex at the circumference of the flexible sampling rod and configured to bend the flexible sampling rod away from collisions and/or to deflect collisions with an inserted pipette tip or needle; and ii) a plurality of metering ridges; and c) a solution in said sample collection chamber for preserving a suspended sample. - View Dependent Claims (2, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 45, 46)
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42. A system for collecting a sample, the system comprising:
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a) a sample collection chamber holding a solution comprising components for preserving a suspended sample; b) a penetrable seal for sealing said chamber on an end, and configured to allow access to said chamber by penetrating said penetrable seal with a pipette tip or needle; b) a flexible sampling rod for contacting a sample and acquiring a portion of said sample, said flexible sampling rod comprising an asymmetrical beveled tip having an apex at the circumference of the flexible sampling rod and configured to bend the flexible sampling rod away from collisions and/or to deflect collisions with an inserted pipette tip or needle c) a plurality of metering ridges for providing into said chamber a defined volume of said acquired portion of the sample. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44)
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