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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2014
Applicant:
Ancestry.com Dna, Llc, Provo, UT (US);
Inventors:
Benjamin J. Oyler, Cedar Hills, UT (US);
Kenneth G. Chahine, Park City, UT (US);
Catherine Ann Ball, Mountain View, CA (US);
Federico C. A. Gaeta, Mountain View, CA (US);
Assignee:
ANCESTRY.COM DNA, LLC., Lehi, UT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/14 (2006.01); C12Q 1/68 (2006.01); A61B 10/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/6806 (2013.01); A61B 10/0051 (2013.01); A61B 10/0096 (2013.01); Y10T 436/2525 (2015.01);
Abstract
A sample collection device having a sample tube, funnel, and cap having a capsule and a piercing insert, the capsule having a stabilization solution. After depositing the sample into the tube via the funnel, the cap is screwed onto the tube, piercing the capsule and releasing the stabilization fluid into the tube. The device can be used at home without clinicial supervision for collecting a saliva sample and transporting the sample to an analysis location for DNA analysis.