Specimen sample collection device and test system
First Claim
1. A specimen sample collection device and test system, comprising:
- a handle having opposing first and second ends, including a sufficiency indicator, and first and second uni-directional locking teeth disposed on opposing sides of said handle;
an absorbent pad partially contained within said handle and extending out from said handle first end;
a pad compression tube insertable over said absorbent pad and around said first end of said handle, said pad compression tube including one or more outlets and a plurality of locking holes on opposing sides of said pad compression tube for lockingly engaging said locking teeth, said locking holes spaced apart lengthwise on said compression tube to lock said pad compression tube over said handle first end in progressively tighter compression positions; and
,a collection tube sealingly connectable to a pad compression tube outlet, said collection tube including one or more sample chambers, wherein when said collection tube is sealingly connected to a pad compression tube outlet at least one of said corresponding one or more sample chambers is in fluid communication with said pad compression tube and said absorbent pad.
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Abstract
A specimen sample collection device includes a handle having a sufficiency indicator and an absorbent pad partially contained within said handle. A specimen sample collection device and test system includes a handle having a sufficiency indicator, an absorbent pad partially contained within said handle, a pad compression tube insertable over said absorbent pad within said handle and around an end of said handle, and a collection tube having one or more sample chambers, attachable to said pad compression tube, and wherein said compression tube defines one or more chambers, and wherein when said collection tube is attached to said pad compression tube, the chambers are in fluid communication with said pad compression tube. A specimen sample collection device including a sufficiency indicator made up of a light pipe indicator window. A specimen sample collection device including an absorbent pad split and divided into two lengths connected at a base. A specimen sample collection device including a bar code identification. A specimen sample collection device and test system including a lock and key securing mechanism. A specimen sample collection device including a handle one or more analyte test strips A specimen sample collection device and test system including a reader.
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18 Claims
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1. A specimen sample collection device and test system, comprising:
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a handle having opposing first and second ends, including a sufficiency indicator, and first and second uni-directional locking teeth disposed on opposing sides of said handle; an absorbent pad partially contained within said handle and extending out from said handle first end; a pad compression tube insertable over said absorbent pad and around said first end of said handle, said pad compression tube including one or more outlets and a plurality of locking holes on opposing sides of said pad compression tube for lockingly engaging said locking teeth, said locking holes spaced apart lengthwise on said compression tube to lock said pad compression tube over said handle first end in progressively tighter compression positions; and
,a collection tube sealingly connectable to a pad compression tube outlet, said collection tube including one or more sample chambers, wherein when said collection tube is sealingly connected to a pad compression tube outlet at least one of said corresponding one or more sample chambers is in fluid communication with said pad compression tube and said absorbent pad. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A specimen sample collection device and test system, comprising:
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a handle having opposing first and second ends, said handle further including a sufficiency indicator, a viewing window for viewing results from a test strip, wherein said sufficiency indicator and test strip are located along opposing sides of said handle; an analyte test strip contained within said handle; a first absorbent pad partially contained within said handle and extending out from said first end, said first absorbent pad in fluid communication with said sufficiency indicator but not in fluid communication with said test strip, wherein said first absorbent pad is sized to collect a predetermined volume of liquid specimen; a second absorbent pad partially contained within said handle and extending out from said first end, wherein said second absorbent pad is in fluid communication with said test strip but not in fluid communication with said sufficiency indicator and wherein said second absorbent pad is parallel to said first absorbent pad; a pad compression tube insertable over said first and second absorbent pads and around said first end of said handle, said pad compression tube including one or more outlets; and
,a collection tube having one or more sample chambers, wherein each of said one or more collection tube chambers is sealingly connectable to one of said one or more pad compression tube outlets in fluid communication with said pad compression tube and said first and second absorbent pads. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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