Ge Healthcare UK Limited

Qiagen Healthcare Biotechnologies Systems Gmbh

Leonard Goren

Michael John Smith

Samantha Jane Ogden

Peter James Tatnell

Jeffrey Kenneth Horton

Vincent Francis Pizzi

Craig Robinson

Steven Pepe

Samit Langar

Geraint Seymour

Nina Moran

A biometric device, comprising a solid support suitable for receiving biological material and for dry storing that material at room temperature the device further comprising a circuit including means for two way radio frequency communication and including writable data storage. A processing method for such biometric devices, the method including the steps of: a) identifying said device by means of RF communication; b) extracting at least a portion of the biological material from the solid support of the identified device; c) analysing the extracted biological material to obtain biometric data indicative of the biological material; and d) writing said biometric data to the data storage of the biometric device.

Biometric device and means for electronic storage and retrieval of biometric data

A biological sample holder for holding a solid phase sample, including a handle, and a seal area suitable for being received in an opening of a sample receiving chamber of a cassette, mountable to a sample analysis instrument. The holder further includes a stem connected to the seal and a sample retainer connected to the stem for retaining solids in the retainer, the sample retainer including a perforated wall region for allowing fluids to pass through the wall but preventing the solid phase sample from passing through the wall.

Sample holder for analysis of solid biological samples

A biological sample collection deviceis disclosed including a shaped sample collecting tip, said tip at least being formed from a fibrous material mixed with a liquid to form a pulp, said pulp being solidified to form the shape of the tip.

Biological sample material collection

There is disclosed a biometric device (), comprising a solid support () suitable for receiving biological material (S) and for dry storing that material at room temperature the device further comprising a circuit () including means for two way radio frequency communication and including writable data storage. Also disclosed is a processing method for such biometric devices, the method including the steps of: a) identifying said device by means of RF communication; b) extracting at least a portion of the biological material from the solid support of the identified device; c) analyzing the extracted biological material to obtain biometric data indicative of the biological material; and d) writing said biometric data to the data storage of the biometric device.

Disclosed is a device () for collecting a biological sample, the device comprising an elongate handle () extending generally along a handle axis, and a sample collecting head () removably supported or supportable on the handle, the head being formed from a porous folded planar or sheet material, optionally including a plurality of arms (-FIG.) each extending away from the handle axis in a different direction. An ejection handle is provided. Disclosed also is an efficient method for extracting DNA information from the device.

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Leonard Goren