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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2020
Applicant:
Forward Industries, Inc., Hauppauge, NY (US);
Inventors:
Norman Eric Johnson, Big Bear City, CA (US);
Karl Boldt, Blasdell, NY (US);
Joseph Toro, East Patchogue, NY (US);
Jason LeGoff, Miller Place, NY (US);
Assignee:
FORWARD INDUSTRIES, INC., Hauppauge, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 10/02 (2006.01); A61B 10/00 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01); G01N 1/28 (2006.01); G01N 1/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 10/0051 (2013.01); B01L 3/508 (2013.01); G01N 1/286 (2013.01); G01N 1/34 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0609 (2013.01); G01N 2001/2873 (2013.01);
Abstract
A medical apparatus (FDA Classifications: 'Sputum Specimen [In-Home] Self-Collection Device' and 'In Vitro Medical Diagnostic Device') and method for self-collection, transport, decontamination and storage preservation of expectorated sputum specimens, to optimize specimen quality and reliability of clinical laboratory stain interpretation, culture and molecular diagnostic tests, thereby improving laboratory support for pathogen-specific treatment (antibiotic stewardship).