Alan Stuart Pierce,Cheryl Louise Potts,Simon Laurence John Stubbs,David Gwyn Treharne
申请号：
US14122291
公开号：
US20140100480A1
申请日:
2012.05.24
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2014
代理人:
摘要：
Biological samples, such as saliva, are commonly collected on a swab and subsequently transferred to an absorbent storage medium. Embodiments of the present invention provide a biological sample collection device comprising a collection portion and a body portion, the body portion including a holding portion for holding a biological sample storage medium, and a sample transfer means, such as a cover. The collection portion can be arranged in a first position separated from the body portion for collecting a sample, and in a second position at least partly between the sample transfer means and the holding portion, with the sample transfer means being operable to push the collection portion towards a position at which the holding means is arranged to hold the biological sample storage medium, enabling a sample held in the collection portion to be transferred to the latter. This provides an improved means of collecting a biological sample.
