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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2001
R. Sam Niedbala, Allentown, PA (US);
John W. Scott, Perkasie, PA (US);
Peter A. Bourdelle, Allentown, PA (US);
Hans H. Feindt, Allentown, PA (US);
R. Sam Niedbala, Allentown, PA (US);
John W. Scott, Perkasie, PA (US);
Peter A. Bourdelle, Allentown, PA (US);
Hans H. Feindt, Allentown, PA (US);
Orasure Technologies, Inc., Bethlehem, PA (US);
Abstract
A sample collector and test device is disclosed. The sample collector and test device may be used together as a diagnostic tool for collecting and assay of analytes contained in a sample. A sample collector is also disclosed which may be used with existing sample containers and or test devices. The sample collector may indicate sample adequacy when a sufficient volume of sample has been collected for assay and may also include a sample retaining feature which retains a portion of expressed sample for confirmatory testing, if desirable. The sample collector may also include a mechanism for expressing sample in a sample collector and/or test device. A test device is also disclosed for retaining and assay of an expressed sample. The disclosed test device may be used with existing sample collectors. In a preferred embodiment, test device is used with a preferred sample collector. Test device may include a locking feature for locking a sample retained on a sample collector or test device may be used to receive expressed sample collected from a syringe or another suitable sample delivery device.