Specimen collection and assay container
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1. A specimen collection device, comprising:
- a) a chamber, wherein said chamber is capable of collecting a specimen;
b) a reservoir;
c) a reservoir seal; and
d) a specimen passage slot;
wherein said chamber and said reservoir are in direct fluid communication, and further wherein said reservoir is capable of receiving a portion of said specimen from said chamber;
whereby, upon addition of the specimen to the chamber, a portion of the specimen enters the reservoir through the specimen passage slot, the portion of the specimen entering the reservoir compresses air or a gas present in the reservoir, the compression of the gas or air limiting the amount of specimen added to the reservoir.
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Abstract
The present invention includes but is not limited to a specimen collection device that includes a chamber capable of collecting a specimen, a specimen passage slot, a reservoir, a reservoir seal, and a test device. A sample or specimen added to the chamber flows through the specimen passage slot into the reservoir. Flow into the reservoir may be limited by the reservoir seal. The test device positioned within the reservoir detects the presence or concentration of an analyte within the sample or specimen.
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15 Claims
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1. A specimen collection device, comprising:
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a) a chamber, wherein said chamber is capable of collecting a specimen; b) a reservoir; c) a reservoir seal; and d) a specimen passage slot;
wherein said chamber and said reservoir are in direct fluid communication, and further wherein said reservoir is capable of receiving a portion of said specimen from said chamber;whereby, upon addition of the specimen to the chamber, a portion of the specimen enters the reservoir through the specimen passage slot, the portion of the specimen entering the reservoir compresses air or a gas present in the reservoir, the compression of the gas or air limiting the amount of specimen added to the reservoir. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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2. A specimen collection device, comprising:
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a) a chamber, wherein said chamber is capable of collecting a specimen; b) a reservoir; c) a specimen passage slot;
wherein said chamber and said reservoir are in direct fluid communication, and further wherein said reservoir is capable of receiving a portion of said specimen from said chamber; andd) a reservoir seal which, in cooperation with said specimen passage slot, controls fluid access to said reservoir, wherein said reservoir seal seals said reservoir and is operable to prevent excess influx of said specimen into said reservoir upon introduction of said specimen into said chamber. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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