Patent Application
20230240666
The present invention relates to a sample collection device.
Today there are many prevalent infectious diseases transmitted through droplets such as covid-19, influenza and tuberculosis. In order to prevent the rapid spread of infectious diseases, many fast testing stations and home test kits are provided for self-testing or assistance testing. Generally, the diseases are collected from an oral or a nasal cavity, which may cause an examiner to be at risk of infection.
TWM615921 discloses a movable collapsible sample collection kiosk which provides a partition to separate the examiner and an examinate on opposite two sides thereof so as to reduce the risk of infection by reducing direct contact between the examiner and the examinate. However, a size of the movable collapsible sample collection kiosk is too large to carry. Thus, the movable collapsible sample collection kiosk is only suitable for medical institutions or companies, but not suitable for self-testing.
The present invention is, therefore, arisen to obviate or at least mitigate the above-mentioned disadvantages.
The main object of the present invention is to provide a sample collection device, which can block droplets via a protection member during collection of a sample and is convenient to carry.
To achieve the above and other objects, the present invention provides a sample collection device, including: a main body, including a collection member; and a protection member, being umbrella-shaped, disposed on the main body and one side of the collection member, including a support frame, a canopy and a seal portion, the support frame disposed on the canopy, the support frame being openable and closable relative to the main body to selectively hold the canopy in an open state and close the canopy in a closed state, the canopy has a through hole disposed therethrough, and the seal portion circumferentially disposed around and between an edge of the through hole and the main body.
The present invention will become more obvious from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, which show, for purpose of illustrations only, the preferred embodiment(s) in accordance with the present invention.
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The main body 1 includes a collection member 11 which is made of material having ability or tendency to absorb liquid, such as cotton, sponge, rayon and polyester, so as to easy collect a sample (such as a saliva sample, a respiratory tract sample and other samples) from an examinate 5. The protection member 2 is umbrella-shaped. The protection member 2 is disposed on the main body 1 and one side of the collection member 11. The protection member 2 includes a support frame 21, a canopy 22 and a seal portion 23. The canopy 22 can be a waterproof cloth. The support frame 21 is disposed on the canopy 22. The support frame 21 is openable and closable relative to the main body 1 to selectively hold the canopy 22 in an open state and close the canopy 22 in a closed state. The canopy 22 has a through hole 221 disposed therethrough. The seal portion 23 is circumferentially disposed around and between an edge of the through hole 221 and the main body 1, so that the seal portion 23 can block the liquid. Therefore, when an examiner 6 collects the sample from the examinate 5, the protection member 2 can block the droplets. Thus, it provides a high protection effect. Moreover, the protection member 2 can be closed to small size so that it is convenient to carry and can save space.
The canopy 22 is a deformable and transparent canopy, so that the examiner 6 can directly view the examinate 5 through the canopy 22 for easy collecting the sample from the examinate 5.
The seal portion 23 is made of silicone rubber or rubber, which provides anti-slip effect and high sealing effect. Thus, the seal portion 23 is easy positioning.
The support frame 21 includes a positioning member 24, a support frame portion 25 and a connection frame portion 26. The seal portion 23 is a seal ring. The support frame portion 25 is connected between the canopy 22 and the seal portion 23. In this embodiment, one end of the support frame portion 25 is pivoted to the seal portion 23. The positioning member 24 is disposed on the main body 1 and is located between the collection member 11 and the seal portion 23. The connection frame portion 26 is movably connected between the positioning member 24 and the support frame portion 25. The seal portion 23 is movable relative to the main body 1 between a first position and a second position to move the canopy 22 and the support frame portion 25. Wherein when the seal portion 23 is in the first position, the connection frame portion 26 and the support frame portion 25 are respectively opened relative to the main body 1 to spread the canopy 22 in the open state (as shown in
It is noted that, when the canopy 22 is in the open state, a shield surface 222 of the canopy 22 faces the collection member 11. When the canopy 22 is in the closed state, the shield surface 222 of the canopy 22 faces the main body 1. The shield surface 222 is concave and is formed a recess 223 recessed away from the collection member 11, and an opening 224 of the recess 223 opens toward the collection member 11. Therefore, the droplets of the examinate 5 can be blocked by the shield surface 222 and collected within the recess 223, so that the droplets do not drip easily. Thus, it can reduce the risk of infection. Moreover, hands can avoid touching the shield surface 222 during operation of closing the canopy 22. When the canopy 22 is in the closed state, the shield surface 222 can be directly folded inside of the canopy 22 and the droplets on the shield surface 222 can be covered inside the canopy 2.
The main body 1 further includes a retaining flange 14 which extends radially. The retaining flange 14 is disposed between the through hole 221 and the collection member 11. An outer diameter size of the retaining flange 14 is respectively greater than an inner diameter size of the through hole 221 and an outer diameter size of the collection member 11, so that the droplets can be blocked by the retaining flange 14. Thus, the droplets are not easy to splash through the through hole 221.
The main body 1 further includes a connection section 15 which is connected between the connection portion 12 and the retaining flange 14. Therefore, the collection member 11 can respectively keep the retaining flange 14 and the protection member 2 in a distance, so as to prevent the examinate 5 from being touched by the protection member 2. Moreover, the collection member 11 can be placed deep into a mouth or a nasal cavity of the examinate 5.
The sample collection device further includes a container 7. The container 7 includes a receiving recess 71. One of an outer surface of the main body 1 and an inner wall 74 of the receiving recess 71 of the container 7 includes at least one spiral guiding slot 16, the other of the outer surface of the main body 1 and the inner wall 74 of the receiving recess 71 of the container 7 includes at least one protruding structure 72. The at least one protruding structure 72 is slidably engaged within the at least one spiral guiding slot 16. The collection member 11 is insertable into the receiving recess 71. When the canopy 22 is in the open state, an outer diameter size of the canopy 22 is greater than an inner diameter size of a notch 73 of the receiving recess 71. When the collection member 11 is rotatably axially moved to squeeze the inner wall 74 of the receiving recess 71, the canopy 22 can block the sample which is splashed out of the receiving recess 71.
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Preferably, the sample collection device further include a retaining sleeve 4 which is removably sleeved on the protection member 2, so as to keep the canopy 22 in the closed state, thus the droplets can be covered inside the canopy 22.
Although particular embodiments of the invention have been described in detail for purposes of illustration, various modifications and enhancements may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the invention is not to be limited except as by the appended claims.
