Diagnostic-test specimen-preparation vial
CA 1251716 A · Owner: Medical Technology Corporation · Inventors: Wallenius, Kaija O.; West, Cheryl K.; Haiva, Antti V.
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A specimen-preparation vial for collecting and preparing a specimen of fecal matter or other clinical specimen for a diagnostic test includes a sample-dilution container and a specimen-collection/dispenser top. The sample-dilution container is shaped to contain a liquid in an interior volume. The container has an opening dimensioned to receive the specimen and a sidewall which is yieldable upon manual squeezing. The specimen-collection/dispenser top includes a cap housing which is connectable to the specimendilution container for closing the opening of the container. A specimen-collection tool is connected to the cap housing and projects from the cap housing so that the tool extends into …
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- Granted March 28, 1989. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended March 28, 2006.
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