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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2011
Paul D. Slowey, Vancouver, WA (US);
Richard Herrig, Phoenix, AZ (US);
James Wickstead, Mendham, NJ (US);
John Ennis, Vancouver, WA (US);
Paul Smith, Washougal, WA (US);
Jason Giddings, Forest Grove, OR (US);
Keith Seritella, Washington, NJ (US);
Paul D. Slowey, Vancouver, WA (US);
Richard Herrig, Phoenix, AZ (US);
James Wickstead, Mendham, NJ (US);
John Ennis, Vancouver, WA (US);
Paul Smith, Washougal, WA (US);
Jason Giddings, Forest Grove, OR (US);
Keith Seritella, Washington, NJ (US);
Other;
Abstract
A specimen sample collection device includes a handle having a sufficiency indicator and absorbent pad partially contained therein with one or more test strips, a pad compression tube insertable over the absorbent pad within the handle and around an end of the handle, and a collection tube having one or more sample chambers, attachable to the pad compression tube, and wherein the compression tube defines one or more chambers, and wherein when the collection tube is attached to the pad compression tube, the chambers are in fluid communication with the pad compression tube. A sufficiency indicator includes a light pipe indicator. The system includes a ratcheting pad compression tube lock. An electro-optical reader captures and records test strip results through the window and communicates the results to a printer or other device.