Diagnostic testing device
First Claim
1. A specimen collecting and testing device comprising:
- a housing having a bore and retaining members in the bore for receiving at least one membrane, the membrane carrying diagnostic test chemistry;
at least one hollow handle member being dimensioned to be slidably received in the bore of the housing; and
an elongated foam member having a length along a longitudinal axis and being circumscribed by the handle member along a portion of the length, the foam member having a portion protruding from an end of the handle member for collecting specimen, the protruding portion being dimensioned to be slidably received in the bore of the housing for making contact with the membrane after collecting the specimen,whereby the foam member is protruding from the housing for sample collection and the protruding portion of the foam member is drawn across the membrane as the handle member is drawn through the bore of the housing, thereby delivering the collected specimen to the membrane.
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Abstract
A specimen collecting and testing device has a housing containing a test membrane. An elongated handle having a foam member is slidably received in the housing. Once the foam member obtains a specimen, the housing is moved with respect to the handle and the foam member is moved inside the housing and slid past the test membrane. In so doing, specimen is delivered to the test membrane. The test membrane may then be observed for optical changes in the case of an instant-type test, or removed for further processing. The device is particularly useful for collecting samples of urine or oral fluid for use in drug testing, pregnancy testing and the like; for testing of specimen for any of a variety of analytes such as HIV, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, etc.; and, for collecting samples of DNA for PCR testing.
80 Citations
34 Claims
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1. A specimen collecting and testing device comprising:
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a housing having a bore and retaining members in the bore for receiving at least one membrane, the membrane carrying diagnostic test chemistry; at least one hollow handle member being dimensioned to be slidably received in the bore of the housing; and an elongated foam member having a length along a longitudinal axis and being circumscribed by the handle member along a portion of the length, the foam member having a portion protruding from an end of the handle member for collecting specimen, the protruding portion being dimensioned to be slidably received in the bore of the housing for making contact with the membrane after collecting the specimen, whereby the foam member is protruding from the housing for sample collection and the protruding portion of the foam member is drawn across the membrane as the handle member is drawn through the bore of the housing, thereby delivering the collected specimen to the membrane. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of collecting a sample of fluid specimen for diagnostic testing, the method comprising:
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providing a specimen collecting and testing device including a housing having a bore and retaining members in the bore for receiving at least one membrane, the membrane carrying diagnostic test chemistry, at least one hollow handle member being dimensioned to be slidably received in the bore of the housing, and an elongated foam member having a length along a longitudinal axis and being circumscribed by the handle member along a portion of the length, the foam member having a portion protruding from an end of the handle member and housing for collecting specimen, the protruding portion being dimensioned to be slidably received in the bore of the housing for making contact with the membrane after collecting the specimen; wetting the protruding portion of the foam member with specimen; and sliding the hollow handle member through the bore of the housing, thereby drawing the protruding portion of the wetted foam member across the membrane and delivering the collected specimen to the membrane. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A specimen collecting and testing device comprising:
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a housing member having a first end and a second end and a bore therethrough connecting said first and second ends; at least one membrane carrying diagnostic test chemistry and including a face portion for receiving specimen; and an elongated foam member having a length along a longitudinal axis and an end portion for collecting specimen, wherein the housing member circumscribes a portion of the elongated foam member and is adapted to receive and hold the face portion of the membrane in contact with the elongated foam member, thereby enabling delivery of the specimen to the membrane within the housing member whereby the foam member protrudes form the housing for sample collection. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for collecting a sample of fluid specimen for diagnostic testing, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a specimen collecting and testing device comprising a housing member having a first end and a second end and a bore therethrough connecting said first and second ends, at least one membrane carrying diagnostic test chemistry and including a face portion for receiving specimen, and an elongated foam member having a length along a longitudinal axis and an end portion which protrudes from the housing for collecting the specimen, wherein the housing member circumscribes a portion of the elongated foam member and is adapted to receive and hold the face portion of the membrane in contact with the elongated foam member, thereby enabling delivery of the specimen to the membrane within the housing member; wetting the end portion of the foam member with specimen; and delivering the specimen to the membrane by capillary action. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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25. A specimen collecting and testing device comprising:
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a handle member having a first end and a second end and a bore therethrough; at least one membrane carrying diagnostic test chemistry; an elongated foam member having a length along a longitudinal axis and an uncompressed cross sectional area in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, wherein the handle member is adapted to removably receive a first portion of the elongated foam member at the first end thereof and the foam member has a second portion protruding from the first end for collecting specimen; and a housing member adapted to receive the membrane and comprising a bore slidably receiving the handle member, wherein the handle member is adapted to be adjusted to protrude form the housing for collecting the specimen and adapted to be withdrawn from the housing member for contacting the protruding second portion of the foam member to the membrane, thereby delivering the specimen to the membrane. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method for collecting a sample of fluid specimen for diagnostic testing, the method comprising:
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providing a specimen collecting and testing device comprising a handle member having a first end and a second end and a bore therethrough, at least one membrane carrying diagnostic test chemistry, an elongated foam member having a length along a longitudinal axis and an uncompressed cross sectional area in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, wherein the handle member is adapted to removably receive a first portion of the elongated foam member at the first end thereof and the foam member has a second portion protruding from the first end for collecting specimen, and a housing member adapted to receive the membrane and comprising a bore slidably receiving the handle member, wherein the handle member is adapted to be adjusted to protrude form the housing for collecting the specimen and adapted to be withdrawn from the housing member for contacting the protruding second portion of the foam member to the membrane, thereby delivering specimen to the membrane; wetting the protruding second portion of the foam member with specimen; and delivering the specimen to the membrane by capillary action.
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34. A specimen collecting and testing device comprising:
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at least one membrane carrying diagnostic test chemistry; an elongated foam member having a length along a longitudinal axis and an uncompressed cross sectional area in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis; and a housing member circumscribing a portion of the elongated foam member which is adapted to protrude from the housing, and the housing member is adapted to receive and hold said membrane for contact with the elongated foam member, whereby a fluid sample collected by the foam member is transferred to said membrane for diagnostic testing.
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Specification