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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:
Mar. 22, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 27, 1999
Applicant:
Howard Milne Chandler, Yarmouth, ME (US);
Inventor:
Howard Milne Chandler, Yarmouth, ME (US);
Assignee:
Enterix Pty Limited, Sydney, AU;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N001/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for collecting a sample derived from faecal material, for example for occult blood testing, comprises contacting the faecal material with a fluid such as water and subsequently collecting a sample of the fluid with a brush or a brush-like device having flexible or semi-flexible bristles, wherein the sample of the fluid is collected within the bristles of the brush or brush-like device.