Collection device
View Patent ↗A collection device comprising an open-ended vessel for receiving and holding a fluid substance and a cap configured to position a specimen retrieval device along an inner surface of the vessel when the cap is fixedly associated the vessel.
1. A collection device comprising:
a fluid-holding vessel comprising an open end, a closed end and a side wall having an inner surface;
a specimen retrieval device comprising a swab having a handle member, the specimen retrieval device being contained within the vessel; and
a pierceable cap fixed onto the open end of the vessel, wherein the cap positions the specimen retrieval device along the inner surface of the vessel and in a spaced-apart relationship to the longitudinal axis of the collection device.
2. The collection device of claim 1 , wherein the handle member includes a score line to facilitate removing a portion of the handle prior to fixing the cap onto the open end of the vessel.
3. The collection device of claim 1 , wherein the cap can be pierced by a plastic pipette tip that enters the vessel in a generally parallel, spaced-apart relationship to the specimen retrieval device.
4. The collection device of claim 3 , wherein the cap can be pierced by the pipette tip with the application of less than 8 pounds force.
5. The collection device of claim 1 , wherein the cap further comprises a wick for inhibiting the release of an aerosol or bubbles from the collection device.
6. The collection device of claim 5 , wherein the wick is a pile fabric.
7. The collection device of claim 5 , wherein the cap includes a seal for retaining the wick within the cap.
8. The collection device of claim 1 , wherein the cap has a generally conical inner wall.
9. The collection device of claim 8 , wherein the conical inner wall includes a plurality of radially extending striations.
10. The collection device of claim 1 , wherein the cap and the vessel include mated threads and the cap is screwed onto the open end of the vessel.
11. The collection device of claim 1 , wherein the cap and the vessel are each formed from a plastic resin.
12. A collection device comprising:
a fluid-holding vessel comprising an open end, a closed end and a side wall having an inner surface;
a specimen retrieval contained within the vessel; and
a pierceable cap fixed onto the open end of the vessel, wherein the cap positions the specimen retrieval device along the inner surface of the vessel and in a spaced-apart relationship to the longitudinal axis of the collection device.
13. The collection device of claim 12 , wherein the cap can be pierced by a plastic pipette tip that enters the vessel in a generally parallel, spaced-apart relationship to the specimen retrieval device.
14. The collection device of claim 13 , wherein the cap can be pierced by the pipette tip with the application of less than 8 pounds force.
15. The collection device of claim 12 , wherein the cap has a generally conical inner wall.
16. The collection device of claim 15 , wherein the conical inner wall includes a plurality of radially extending striations.
17. The collection device of claim 12 , wherein the cap and the vessel include mated threads and the cap is screwed onto the open end of the vessel.
18. The collection device of claim 12 , wherein the cap and the vessel are each formed from a plastic resin.
19. A collection device comprising:
a fluid-holding vessel comprising an open end, a closed end and a side wall having an inner surface;
a specimen retrieval contained within the vessel; and
a pierceable cap fixed onto the open end of the vessel, wherein the cap positions the specimen retrieval device along the inner surface of the vessel and in a spaced-apart relationship to the longitudinal axis of the collection device, and wherein the cap comprises a wick for inhibiting the release of an aerosol or bubbles from the collection device.
20. The collection device of claim 19 , wherein the specimen retrieval device is a swab having a handle member, and wherein the handle member includes a score line to facilitate removing a portion of the handle prior to fixing the cap onto the open end of the vessel.
21. The collection device of claim 19 , wherein the cap can be pierced by a plastic pipette tip that enters the vessel in a generally parallel, spaced-apart relationship to the specimen retrieval device.
22. The collection device of claim 21 , wherein the cap can be pierced by the pipette tip with the application of less than 8 pounds force.
23. The collection device of claim 19 , wherein the wick is a pile fabric.
24. The collection device of claim 19 , wherein the cap includes a seal for retaining the wick within the cap.
25. The collection device of claim 19 , wherein the cap has a generally conical inner wall.
26. The collection device of claim 25 , wherein the conical inner wall includes a plurality of radially extending striations.
27. The collection device of claim 19 , wherein the cap and the vessel include mated threads and the cap is screwed onto the open end of the vessel.
28. The collection device of claim 19 , wherein the cap and the vessel are each formed from a plastic resin.