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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2003
Rosann Marie Matthews Kaylor, Cumming, GA (US);
Rameshbabu Boga, Roswell, GA (US);
Kaiyuan Yang, Cumming, GA (US);
David Samuel Cohen, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Herb Velazquez, Neenah, WI (US);
Amanda Lee O'connor, Appleton, WI (US);
Rosann Marie Matthews Kaylor, Cumming, GA (US);
RameshBabu Boga, Roswell, GA (US);
Kaiyuan Yang, Cumming, GA (US);
David Samuel Cohen, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Herb Velazquez, Neenah, WI (US);
Amanda Lee O'Connor, Appleton, WI (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
A diagnostic test unit is provided. The test unit comprises a stem having a first end and a second end, the stem defining at least one flow channel extending between the first end and the second end. A swab is disposed at the first end of the stem, the swab being configured to collect a test sample derived from a biological source that is suspected of containing an analyte. The test unit also comprises a fluid chamber configured to contain a fluid, wherein the fluid chamber is in fluid communication with the swab via the flow channel. The test unit also comprises a rupturable seal that inhibits leakage of the fluid from the fluid chamber prior to use, and an assay for detecting the presence or absence of the analyte. The assay is in fluid communication with the swab, the flow channel, and the fluid chamber.