SPECIMEN SAMPLE COLLECTION DEVICE WITH BUFFER-CONTAINING CAP

    公开(公告)号:US20220143601A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-12

    申请号:US17423448

    申请日:2020-07-27

    发明人: Serhat Pala

    IPC分类号: B01L3/00 B65D51/28

    摘要: A specimen sample collection device is disclosed, the device including: a base having a neck extending therefrom, a film-puncture element disposed within the neck, and one or more fluid ports extending through the base within the neck; a cap engaged with the neck, the cap comprising a film attached about an inner cylinder of the cap along a periphery thereof; wherein the film defines a buffer-containing cavity within the cap, and wherein the buffer-containing cavity is configured to hold a preservation buffer for preserving a sample stored within a collection reservoir of the device.

    DEVICE & METHOD FOR SALIVA-BASED ANALYTE TESTING

    公开(公告)号:US20220117588A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-21

    申请号:US17421296

    申请日:2020-01-10

    发明人: Serhat Pala

    摘要: A multi-chamber saliva-collection device is configured to segregate a saliva sample into at least two aliquots, each of the at least two aliquots being contained within a distinct chamber of the multi-chamber device, wherein the multi-chamber device is useful for performing an instant analyte test and a subsequent DNA confirmation to validate the identity of the tested individual. Related methods for using the device to obtain each of: an analyte test result, and a DNA confirmation of the identity of the individual from which the tested saliva sample, are also disclosed.