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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2015
Mars, Incorporated, McLean, VA (US);
David Wrigglesworth, Waltham-on-the-Wolds, GB;
William James Bradley, Cambridgeshire, GB;
Mars, Incorporated, McLean, VA (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a sampling device. The sampling devicecomprises a separate compartmentthat is ejected creating an increased space or volume for a sample to be stored. The sampling deviceof the present invention is suitable for collecting a sample in an aquaculture environment, enclosed system or in the gastrointestinal tract of a human or an animal. The invention also relates to a method of orally administering the deviceto an animal and recovering the deviceand/or separate compartmentto carry out analysis on the collected sample for diagnosing the health of the gastrointestinal tract and determining nutrient absorption and digestibility.