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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2001
Emmanuel Anapliotis, Berlin, DE;
Merete Management GmbH, Berlin, DE;
Abstract
A device for taking a sample from the human or animal body comprising a casing tube ( ) in which there is longitudinally movably arranged a swab carrier ( ) whose distal end is provided with a swab ( ), and a displacement device ( ) which is arranged at the proximal end of the device and by the actuation of which the swab ( ) can be extended from the casing tube ( ) or completely retracted thereinto, wherein the swab carrier ( ) comprises at least a distal carrier portion ( ) and a tubular proximal carrier portion ( ), which are releasably connected together by way of a coupling portion ( ) which is introduced into the proximal carrier portion ( ) and which extends in the distal direction into a first opening ( ) at the proximal end of the distal carrier portion ( ), and wherein the coupling portion ( ) locks the carrier portions relative to each in their longitudinal direction in such a way that the connection thereof is releasable by pulling the distal end of the coupling portion ( ) in the proximal direction out of the opening ( ).