Testing and culturing transport system and method of making same
Abstract
Abstract A SWABBING AND CULTURING ASSEMBLY HAVING A PAIR OF COAXIAL, RELEASABLY CONNECTED TUBES CONNECTD TO EACH OTHER AT THEIR CLOSED ENDS, AS BY ADHESIVE OR A SHRINK BAND OR THE LIKE. ONE TUBE IS CLOSED BY A CAP MOUNTING A SWAB. THE OTHER TUBE CONTAINS A CULTURING SUBSTANCE AND IS CLOSED BY A CAP. THE SWAB MOUNTING CAP IS ADAPTED TO SEALINGLY CLOSED EACH OPEN END SO THAT AFTER THE SWAB HAS COLLECTED A SPECIMEN, THE SWAB MAY BE SEALED INTO THE CULTURE TUBE. THE ADHESIVE BOND AND SHRINK BAND ARE EASILY SEVARBLE SO THAT THE TUBES MAY BE SEPARATED, TO MAKE THE CULTURE TUBE MORE COMPACT FOR SHIPMENT TO A LABORATORY. THE TUBES MAY BE INDIVIDUALLY MADE AND STERILIZED APPROPRIATELY. AS BY GAS OR HEAT. AFTER WHICH THE TUBES ARE ASSEMBLED IN A CLOSELY ADJACENT END-TO-END RELATION.
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- 👤 J Henshilwood
- 👤 F Soiret
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