SAMPLE COLLECTION DEVICE

摘要

Provided herein is technology relating to collecting and preparing samples. For example, the technology relates particularly, but not exclusively, to devices, systems, and kits that allow a subject to collect and prepare a sample for analysis.

主权项

1. A device for collecting and preserving a sample, the device comprising:
a) a body comprising a sample collection chamber bounded on a distal end by a penetrable seal and bounded on a proximal end by a septum comprising an aperture, said penetrable seal being penetrable by a pipette tip or needle; b) a flexible sampling rod comprising a proximal portion and a distal portion, said sampling rod adapted to fit through and seal said aperture when said distal portion is in said sample collection chamber, wherein said distal portion comprises:
i) an asymmetrical beveled tip at a distal end, said beveled tip having an apex at the circumference of the flexible sampling rod and configured to bend the flexible sampling rod away from collisions and/or to deflect collisions with an inserted pipette tip or needle; andii) a plurality of metering ridges; and c) a solution in said sample collection chamber for preserving a suspended sample.