US 12,220,113 B2
Tube structure used in molecular diagnostic systems
Canan Zöhre Ketre Kolukirik, Istanbul (TR); Lütfi Erzurumlu, Istanbul (TR); Mustafa Kolukirik, Istanbul (TR); and Ömür Baç, Istanbul (TR)
Assigned to BIOEKSEN AR GE TEKNOLOJILERI ANONIM SIRKETI, Istanbul (TR)
Appl. No. 17/791,408
Filed by IVD Biyoteknoloji Sanayi Ticaret Anonim Sirketi, Istanbul (TR)
PCT Filed Apr. 30, 2021, PCT No. PCT/TR2021/050417
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jul. 7, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/231537, PCT Pub. Date Nov. 3, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0197296 A1, Jun. 20, 2024
Int. Cl. A61B 10/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 10/0096 (2013.01) 1 Claim
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An assembly for transporting a respiratory tract factor sample, the assembly comprising:
a swab rod having a swab at an end thereof;
a tubular structure having a body with a cavity formed therein, said swab rod being removably received in the cavity, the cavity having a constant diameter slightly larger than a diameter of the swab in an area adjacent the swab;
a liquid received in the cavity around the swab, the liquid having a volume of approximately one milliliter, said liquid adapted to receive the respiratory tract factor sample; and
a cap threadedly secured to an end of said tubular structure.