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Specimen test unit

  • US 5,238,649 A
  • Filed: 11/25/1991
  • Issued: 08/24/1993
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/09/1988
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A specimen test unit for use in collection and analysis of a biological specimen, said test unit comprising:

  • an elongated, generally hollow housing member having open opposite ends;

    an occluding member having at least one flow orifice formed therein and disposed generally at a first end of said housing member;

    a specimen collector having means for collecting a specimen and having a size and shape for collecting a specimen and having a size and shape for placement with the specimen into said housing member via a second end of said housing member, said housing member being adapted to receive at least one reagent;

    a base member for mounting onto said second end of said housing member subsequent to placement of said specimen collector with the specimen into said housing member, said base member cooperating with said housing member and said occluding member to define a substantially closed specimen chamber having said specimen collector and specimen and reagent therein;

    said flow orifice of said occluding member having a sufficiently small size for preventing unforced flow of the specimen and reagent within said specimen chamber, said flow orifice permitting pressure forced flow of the specimen and reagent from said specimen chamber to an exterior of said housing member; and

    vacuum drawing means operatively and removably connected to said flow orifice for vacuum drawing a portion of the specimen and reagent from said specimen chamber through said flow orifice to the exterior of said housing member.

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