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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 16, 1996
Andrew Sherman Goldstein, Portland, OR (US);
Charles Edward Bergeron, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Douglas Logan, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Edward Anthony Bezek, Moon Township, PA (US);
Sharon L Livingood, MacDonald, PA (US);
Epitope, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Abstract
A device for collecting substances for testing comprises a vial having a first, generally open end, engageable by a removable closure member, and a second, generally closed end. A removable closure member is provided having first and second ends. The first and second ends of the closure member are engageable with the first end of the vial. An absorbent member is preferably attached to the removable closure member and is receivable in the vial whereby the absorbent member is located outside of the vial prior to use, with the first end of the vial being secured to the second end of the closure member to provide a handle, and after use, the second end of the closure member is removed from the first end of the vial, the closure member is inverted, the absorbent member is inserted into the vial and the first end of the closure member is removably engaged to the first end of the vial.