Sampling system for stool analysis
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1. A sampling system for stool analysis comprising an elongated handle and a cylindrical coring device, said handle including means for holding said coring device which comprises a structure operable to be force-fitted into said coring device.
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Abstract
A sampling system for stool analysis provides an elongated handle and a cylindrical coring device, said handle including means for releasibly holding said coring device. The coring device is inserted into the stool to collect a representative sample. The sample is removed for analysis, as required.
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- 1. A sampling system for stool analysis comprising an elongated handle and a cylindrical coring device, said handle including means for holding said coring device which comprises a structure operable to be force-fitted into said coring device.
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3. A sampling system for stool analysis comprising an elongated handle and a cylindrical coring device, said handle including means for holding said coring device and said coring device having perforations defined through the wall thereof to facilitate sample removal.
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6. A feces sampling kit for obtaining a representative feces sample for testing comprising an elongated handle;
- a cylindrical coring device, said handle including means for holding said coring device which comprises a structure operable to be releasably force-fitted into said coring device.
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9. Method of sampling feces comprising removably securing a handle to a feces sample coring device in the form of a tube inserting an end of the tube into the feces to fill the tube with a sample of the feces;
- withdrawing the tube from the sample;
inserting the tube into a sample container; and
removing the handle from the tube to leave the tube in the container.
- withdrawing the tube from the sample;
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