Abstract: A medical apparatus (FDA Classifications: “Sputum Specimen [In-Home] Self-Collection Device” and “In Vitro Medical Diagnostic Device”) and method for self-collection, transport, decontamination and storage preservation of expectorated sputum specimens, to optimize specimen quality and reliability of clinical laboratory stain interpretation, culture and molecular diagnostic tests, thereby improving laboratory support for pathogen-specific treatment (antibiotic stewardship).
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 13, 2020
Date of Patent:
January 26, 2021
Assignee:
FORWARD INDUSTRIES, INC.
Inventors:
Norman Eric Johnson, Karl Boldt, Joseph Toro, Jason LeGoff