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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2006
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2002
Rod Miller, West Chester, PA (US);
Michael Hutchinson, King of Prussia, PA (US);
Peter J. Sagona, Pottstown, PA (US);
Michael Bucholtz, Colden, NY (US);
Rod Miller, West Chester, PA (US);
Michael Hutchinson, King of Prussia, PA (US);
Peter J. Sagona, Pottstown, PA (US);
Michael Bucholtz, Colden, NY (US);
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated, San Juan Capistrano, CA (US);
Abstract
A collection device for a testing system includes a central volume and a trough, adjacent the central volume. The trough is configured with a pour spout such that, as fluid is poured from the collection device, a controlled volume remains in the trough. The trough is configured to receive a portion of a test kit and to apply the controlled volume of the sample to test strips within the test kit. The trough can also include apertures in the wall between the trough and the central volume which allow excess sample to flow back into the cup when the cup is placed upright after pouring and when the test kit is inserted into the trough.