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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2004
Applicants:
Steven Howell, Northants, GB;
James Troke, Beds, GB;
Inventors:
Steven Howell, Northants, GB;
James Troke, Beds, GB;
Assignee:
Inverness Medical Switzerland GmbH, Zug, CH;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 1/12 (2006.01); A61B 5/15 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A device for receiving a sample of liquid, such as a sample of bodily liquid which is to be subjected to further analysis, may include a body having at least a major surface and a minor surface. A sample-receiving chamber may be located in the body and may have an inlet end which opens into the major and minor surfaces of the body. A conduit may be located in the body, extending from the outlet end of the chamber, and may be arranged so as to allow the liquid to pass from the outlet end into the conduit by capillary action.