BODILY FLUID SAMPLE COLLECTION AND TRANSPORT

摘要

Bodily fluid sample collection systems, devices, and method are provided. The sample is collected at a first location and subjected to a first sample processing step. The sample may be shipped to a second location and subjected to a second sample processing step that does not introduce contaminants into a plasma portion of the sample formed from the first processing step. The sample may also be mixed with other material(s) in the collection device.

主权项

1. A device comprising:
a channel comprising an anticoagulant coating; and a vessel configured to be in fluid communication with the channel, wherein the device is configured to:
receive, in the channel, a bodily fluid sample provided by a subject;mix, in the channel, the bodily fluid sample with the anticoagulant coating to generate a mixed bodily fluid sample based on a fluid flow of at least a portion of the bodily fluid sample across the anticoagulant coating; andcollect, in the vessel, the mixed bodily fluid sample,wherein the anticoagulant coating comprises EDTA, and wherein the mixed bodily fluid sample comprises a bulk concentration of EDTA no less than about 2.5 milligrams per milliliter and no greater than about 10 milligrams per milliliter.