Abstract: The present invention refers to a portable device for the collection of biological samples. The device comprises a receptacle (8) with a cover (2), which comprises a pierceable area (3) and may include a collection instrument (1), comprising a rod (4), and a collection arrangement at the end, which may include a solid matrix, for instance a sponge or a tampon (5). The receptacle (8) has a rounded or conical shaped bottom (10), at the center of which there is a conical or rounded-shaped projection (11), with one or more holes (12). The bottom of the receptacle (8) is in contact with a collector recipient through a system of close-aperture, which may comprise screw or a fitting system with protrusions (13). In this way, the device referred in the present invention allows for the collection, storage, transportation and separation of biological material without significant manipulation and without risk of cross-contamination.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 1, 2012
Date of Patent:
January 31, 2017
Assignee:
INFOGENE LDA.
Inventors:
Rui Jorge Gonçalves Pereira Nobre, Hugo João Marques Prazeres, Rui Pedro Marques Da Costa, Luís Carlos Gonçalves Pereira Nobre
Abstract: The present invention refers to a portable device for the collection of biological samples. The device comprises a receptacle (8) with a cover (2), which comprises a pierceable area (3) and may include a collection instrument (1), comprising a rod (4), and a collection arrangement at the end, which may include a solid matrix, for instance a sponge or a tampon (5). The receptacle (8) has a rounded or conical shaped bottom (10), at the center of which there is a conical or rounded-shaped projection (11), with one or more holes (12). The bottom of the receptacle (8) is in contact with a collector recipient through a system of close-aperture, which may comprise screw or a fitting system with protrusions (13). In this way, the device referred in the present invention allows for the collection, storage, transportation and separation of biological material without significant manipulation and without risk of cross-contamination.
Type:
Application
Filed:
March 1, 2012
Publication date:
December 19, 2013
Applicant:
INFOGENE LDA.
Inventors:
Rui Jorge Gonçalves Pereira Nobre, Hugo João Marques Prazeres, Rui Pedro Marques Da Costa, Luis Carlos Gonçalves Pereira Nobre