CPC G01N 1/2205 (2013.01) [G01N 2001/2223 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
1. An aerosol collection device comprising: a housing comprising one or more exterior surfaces and defining a device body;
a filter component disposed within the device body; a first observation orifice defining a line of sight to at least a portion of the filter component, the line of sight extending through at least a portion of the one or more exterior surfaces of the housing, wherein the first observation orifice corresponds to a user viewing window for viewing at least the portion of the filter component;
an extraction cartridge configured to extract a volume of a sample from within the device body, wherein the extraction cartridge comprises an extraction plunger, wherein said extraction plunger is disposed within a cylindrical cartridge body of the extraction cartridge, and wherein said extraction plunger is configured to generate a pressure differential based at least in part on a displacement along a central axis of the cylindrical cartridge body; and a second observation orifice defining a line of sight to the extraction plunger.
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