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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:
Sep. 30, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Leigh Alexander Burgoyne, Mitcham, AU;
Martin Smith, Rockland, MA (US);
Neil Butt, Rockland, MA (US);
Assignee:
Whatman, Inc., Newton, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/14 ; A61K 9/20 ; A61F 1/300 ; C12Q 1/68 ; C07H 2/104 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/14 ; A61K 9/20 ; A61F 1/300 ; C12Q 1/68 ; C07H 2/104 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides for device for obtaining and storing genetic material. The device has a support and a head portion. The head portion is composed of a solid matrix for sorbing genetic material and a preserving mechanism for the protection of genetic material from degradation. Additionally, the present invention provides for a method of storing a sample of genetic material onto the swab device. In the preferred embodiment, the present invention utilizes polyester material as the solid matrix.