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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2011
Scott R. Peters, West Lafayette, IN (US);
James M. Hampsch, Lafayette, IN (US);
Scott R. Peters, West Lafayette, IN (US);
James M. Hampsch, Lafayette, IN (US);
Bioanalytical Systems, Inc., West Lafayette, IN (US);
Abstract
Devices, systems, and methods for the collection of biological samples. In at least one exemplary embodiment, a device comprises a collection medium having top and bottom surfaces and a predetermined size and shape, the top surface comprising a position marker and at least one binding site operable to bind a biological sample, a protective facing substantially impermeable to the biological sample, the protective facing coupled to the top surface of the collection medium and having a size and shape substantially similar to the predetermined size and shape of the collection medium. The protective facing being sized and shaped to define a first void positioned to allow for the transfer of the biological sample through the protective facing and onto the at least one binding site of the collection medium, and a second void positioned to expose the position marker for alignment of the collection medium.