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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2021
Applicant:
Sanderson Macleod, Inc., Palmer, MA (US);
Inventors:
Mark Borsari, Wilbraham, MA (US);
Chris Tarling, Southport, CT (US);
Assignee:
Sanderson Macleod, Inc., Palmer, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A46B 3/18 (2006.01); A46B 9/02 (2006.01); A46D 3/00 (2006.01); A61B 10/00 (2006.01); A61F 13/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A46B 3/18 (2013.01); A46B 9/026 (2013.01); A46D 3/00 (2013.01); A61B 10/0051 (2013.01); A61F 13/385 (2013.01);
Abstract
A swab includes a core wire section having a proximal end and a distal end, an integral tip formed on the distal end, and at least one sleeve element received on the core wire section. The at least one sleeve element has a layer of fibers covering the sleeve and disposed on the at least one sleeve element by flocking, the layer of fibers being configured to absorb a quantity of a specimen in the layer of fibers.