Rapid test apparatus
First Claim
1. A device for testing a specimen, comprisinga. a test assembly, comprising a sample receiving chamber and a test chamber, whereinsaid test chamber comprises an upper end, a lower end, an exterior wall, and a septum wall, said septum wall having a top section that connects to the exterior wall and a bottom section that is separate from the exterior wall,said sample receiving chamber is on the interior of said septum wall,said sample receiving chamber comprises a bottom hole, which places the sample receiving chamber in fluid communication with the test chamber, andsaid lower end of said test chamber comprises an opening;
- b. at least one reagent member within the test chamber; and
c. a base capable of being coupled to the opening at the lower end of the test chamber, said base comprising;
a handle, an insert section having a thread which engages said opening, and a plug which is effective to seal said hole;
wherein, when said base is inserted into the lower end of said test chamber, said sample receiving chamber is sealed from said test chamber, and when said base is loosened, said sample receiving chamber is open to said test chamber.
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Abstract
Provided herein are methods and devices for rapid testing of solid, semi-solid, or liquid specimens, such as stool, blood, urine, saliva, or swab specimens of the cervix, urethra, nostril, and throat, and for environmental testing.
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12 Claims
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1. A device for testing a specimen, comprising
a. a test assembly, comprising a sample receiving chamber and a test chamber, wherein said test chamber comprises an upper end, a lower end, an exterior wall, and a septum wall, said septum wall having a top section that connects to the exterior wall and a bottom section that is separate from the exterior wall, said sample receiving chamber is on the interior of said septum wall, said sample receiving chamber comprises a bottom hole, which places the sample receiving chamber in fluid communication with the test chamber, and said lower end of said test chamber comprises an opening; -
b. at least one reagent member within the test chamber; and c. a base capable of being coupled to the opening at the lower end of the test chamber, said base comprising;
a handle, an insert section having a thread which engages said opening, and a plug which is effective to seal said hole;wherein, when said base is inserted into the lower end of said test chamber, said sample receiving chamber is sealed from said test chamber, and when said base is loosened, said sample receiving chamber is open to said test chamber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12)
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11. A device for testing a specimen, comprising
a. a test assembly comprising an interior wall and an exterior wall that join together at a neck area, forming a test chamber between said interior and exterior walls and a sample receiving chamber within said interior wall, and a first breakable seal which seals a lower end opening of the interior wall, such that said sample receiving chamber is sealed from said test chamber; -
b. a reagent member contained within the test chamber; c. a bottom part, comprising a hole sealed with a second breakable seal, which part is sized to fit a lower end opening of the exterior wall of said test assembly; and d. a pincap comprising a rod; wherein, when said bottom part is fitted into said lower end opening of the exterior wall, and said pincap is inserted into said hole of said bottom part, said rod breaks said breakable seals, causing said sample receiving chamber to be open to said test chamber.
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