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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2004
Andrew T. Hudak, Long Beach, CA (US);
David M. Tierney, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Daniel D. Wang, San Diego, CA (US);
Robert L. Grenz, Santa Ana, CA (US);
Roger R. Rohrdanz, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Kelly C. Alejandro, Anaheim, CA (US);
Robert K. Galloway, Raleigh, NC (US);
Andrew T. Hudak, Long Beach, CA (US);
David M. Tierney, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Daniel D. Wang, San Diego, CA (US);
Robert L. Grenz, Santa Ana, CA (US);
Roger R. Rohrdanz, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Kelly C. Alejandro, Anaheim, CA (US);
Robert K. Galloway, Raleigh, NC (US);
Varian Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
A fluid collection and testing device includes a collection vial having a bottom and an open top along with an expresser sized for insertion into the vial open end. The expresser includes a ribbed base enabling fluid to pass therethrough and a support member holds the expresser within the collection vial with the ribbed base in a spaced apart relationship with the vial bottom. A fluid collector includes an absorbent member capturing a fluid and the absorbent member is sized for insertion into the expresser and is compressible against the ribbed base for releasing captured fluid through the ribbed base and into the vial bottom. A catch mechanism is provided for latching the fluid collector to the expresser after insertion into the expresser for enabling simultaneous removal of the expresser and the fluid collector from the collection vial.