Abstract: A sanitary hand cover includes a fluid impermeable material defining two portions, the first portion for fitment over a portion of a user's hand, the second portion for inversion within the user's hand and first portion to form a pocket. The pocket is lined with an absorbent material to receive and retain liquid deposited in the pocket formed in the sanitary hand covering. The absorbent materials extends from within the pocket at least partially over a transition area between the first and second portions adjacent the finger tips when the hand covering is fitted on a user's hand. The transition area defines a constricted pocket opening bearing the absorbent material as a gasket and wiping mechanism. The hand covering can be inverted following use, e.g., for gland expression during animal grooming, to provide a sanitary package for disposal.

Abstract: A biological sample collection and preparation kit includes a container-closure combination and collector including a handle, screen, and probe. The screen includes tapered apertures for separating sample debris from sample constituents collected via floatation. The probe is combined with the handle and screen to provide a disposable collector for safe and convenient sample collection. A vibratory agitation head includes a series of wells to secure containers thereon for sample preparation. The agitation head and containers are keyed to position containers on the agitation head in a desired orientation. The containers, collectors, and agitator head can be combined with a vibrator, preparation liquid, transfer slides and a slide handling, implements into a self-contained mini-lab station sample preparation kit, e.g., for onsite veterinary diagnosis.

Abstract: A device and method for application of a disinfecting solution to the teats of lactating dairy animals. The device comprises an elongated hollow tube, one end of which is adapted to form a circular loop and the other end of which forms an open ended disinfectant delivery tube. The device further includes a plurality of spray emmission means disposed about the inner circumference of the circular loop and lying generally in the plane of the loop. The open-ended delivery tube is adapted to be attached to a source of pressurized disinfectant solution.