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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kenneth James Kozak, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Ching Sui Arthur Yi, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
Meridian Bioscience, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 1/08 ; G01N 1/28 ; A61B 1/000 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 1/08 ; G01N 1/28 ; A61B 1/000 ;
Abstract
The invention provides a biological sampling and storage container which is easy and sanitary to use, may be shipped through regular mail, and includes a drying material or desiccant for drying feces samples that are stored therein. The sampling and storage container consists of a body having a sampling chamber and a drying chamber which are in gaseous communication with each other. Preferably, a sampling wand is frictionally retained in the sampling chamber and the drying material is disposed in the drying chamber.