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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2008
Kurt J. Halverson, Lake Elmo, MN (US);
Stephen C. P. Joseph, Woodbury, MN (US);
Raj Rajagopal, Woodbury, MN (US);
David J. Velasquez, Cannon Falls, MN (US);
Cynthia D. Zook, Hudson, WI (US);
Sailaja Chandrapati, Woodbury, MN (US);
Daniel E. Siltberg, White Bear Township, MN (US);
Paul J. Cobian, Woodbury, MN (US);
Theresa J. Gerten, Inver Grove Heights, MN (US);
Kurt J. Halverson, Lake Elmo, MN (US);
Stephen C. P. Joseph, Woodbury, MN (US);
Raj Rajagopal, Woodbury, MN (US);
David J. Velasquez, Cannon Falls, MN (US);
Cynthia D. Zook, Hudson, WI (US);
Sailaja Chandrapati, Woodbury, MN (US);
Daniel E. Siltberg, White Bear Township, MN (US);
Paul J. Cobian, Woodbury, MN (US);
Theresa J. Gerten, Inver Grove Heights, MN (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A system and method for preparing and collecting samples for analyte testing. The system can include a sample preparation system and a sample collection system coupled to the sample preparation system. The sample preparation system can include at least one of a deformable self-supporting receptacle comprising a reservoir and a freestanding receptacle comprising a reservoir. The reservoir can be adapted to contain a liquid composition. The sample collection system can be positioned in fluid communication with a reservoir of the sample preparation system, and can be adapted to capture an analyte of interest. The method can include providing a fluid path defined at least partially by the sample preparation system and the sample collection system, positioning the liquid composition in a reservoir of the sample preparation system, and moving at least a portion of the liquid composition in the fluid path to the sample collection system.