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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2013
Applicant:
GE Healthcare Uk Limited, Little Chalfont, GB;
Inventors:
Samantha Jane Ogden, Cardiff, GB;
Leonard J. Goren, Piscataway, NJ (US);
Assignee:
GE HEALTHCARE UK LIMITED, Little Chalfont, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 10/00 (2006.01); C12Q 1/68 (2006.01); G01N 1/02 (2006.01); G01N 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/6806 (2013.01); G01N 1/02 (2013.01); G01N 2001/007 (2013.01); G01N 2001/028 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed is a device () for collecting a biological sample, the device comprising an elongate handle () extending generally along a handle axis, and a sample collecting head () removably supported or supportable on the handle, the head being formed from a porous folded planar or sheet material, optionally including a plurality of arms (-FIG.) each extending away from the handle axis in a different direction. An ejection handle is provided. Disclosed also is an efficient method for extracting DNA information from the device.