US Patent:
20090024060, Jan 22, 2009
Inventors:
William A. Darrigrand - Nazareth PA, US
Kristen A. Blum - Whitehall PA, US
Craig W. Breckenridge - New Tripoli PA, US
Gunnar Finberg - Quakertown PA, US
Philip M. Formica - Center Valley PA, US
Dean Francis Fritch - East Greenville PA, US
Keith W. Kardos - Bethlehem PA, US
Stephen Lee - Doylestown PA, US
Vijaya K. Mokkapati - Macungie PA, US
John William Scott - Perkasie PA, US
Daniel G. Shenberger - Coopersburg PA, US
International Classification:
A61B 5/00
Abstract:
A collector includes a collecting element that receives a sample of bodily fluid. The collecting element may be an absorbent pad that has been treated with a surfactant to optimize recovery of analytes from the sample and/or their absorbance onto the absorbent material. An extractor is operably connected to a container and receives the collector to provide fluid communication between the collector and the container. The collector, when received by the extractor, is operable to release a volume of the sample into the container.
