摘要 |
A system for collecting, storing and transporting of specimens of a pasty material, e.g. stool is provided. The system comprises at least one container holding a preservation medium for preserving a chemical entity or living matter to be assayed in a specimen, the container being sealed by a pierceable membrane having a closure arrangement for sealing the container after the membrane is pierced. The system further comprises a sampling device having a handle and at least one elongated specimen collecting member detachably attached thereto, the collecting member being adapted to be received within the container and having the pasty material retaining portion and a piercing tip for piercing the membrane at a lowermost end thereof remote from said handle, for piercing said film. Also provided is a stool collecting device for easy collecting of excreted stool. |