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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2018
Premier Biotech, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Kevin S. Fuller, Chaska, MN (US);
Wayde J. Altendorf, Hickson, ND (US);
Todd Bailey, Shorewood, MN (US);
PREMIER BIOTECH, INC., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
In an embodiment, the claimed invention includes an oral-fluid collection and testing device that is simple to operate. The device includes a body assembly and a cap assembly that are easy to handle by a user. A collection sponge projects from an end of the body assembly for absorbing the oral fluid of a donor, A cap assembly is easily aligned with the body assembly by way of visual alignment indicators on both the body and the cap. Once the cap is aligned with the body, a user simply pushes the cap onto the 'body, which causes a first stage fluid, flow. More specifically, a buffer fluid is released from the cap and mixes with the oral fluid collected on the sponge—After waiting a short time* the cap is rotated, then pushed again, causing a second-stage fluid flow in which the sponge is compressed such that the buffer fluid/oral fluid exits the sponge and flows toward a. pair of test strips. A user can then easily view the test results by observing a visual indication, such as a color change of the test strips through a viewing window.