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A single, integrated device in which a body fluid (e.g., blood) of a human or animal can be both collected and analyzed easily and without risk of contamination is disclosed. The collection portion and analysis portion of the device are permanently joined to permit movement of small quantities of bo

A single, integrated device in which a body fluid (e.g., blood) of a human or animal can be both collected and analyzed easily and without risk of contamination is disclosed. The collection portion and analysis portion of the device are permanently joined to permit movement of small quantities of body fluid under controlled conditions, to minimize any waste of the body fluid, to ensure that no contamination reaches the main body fluid volume, and to create a permanent physical record of the results of the analysis in association with the fluid sample itself: A wide variety of different body fluid components which may be indicative of various diseases, dysfunctions and abnormalities of the human or animal or the body fluid itself can be tested for. The device includes a container for collecting human or animal body fluid, one or more testing chambers containing one or more analysis units activated by body fluid; a transfer pump or vacuum assembly to transfer one or more samples into the analysis units; and one-way valves or the equivalent to prevent any portion of the withdrawn sample from being returned to the collection container. The body fluid acted upon may be blood, blood plasma, urine, bile, pleural fluid, ascites fluid, stomach or intestine fluid, colostrom, milk or lymph.

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1. An integrated body fluid collection and analysis device for analysis of a body fluid comprising:a body fluid reservoir; a body fluid-activated analysis unit permanently associated therewith; a fluid conduit between said reservoir and said analysis unit for passage of said body fluid from said res

1. An integrated body fluid collection and analysis device for analysis of a body fluid comprising:a body fluid reservoir; a body fluid-activated analysis unit permanently associated therewith; a fluid conduit between said reservoir and said analysis unit for passage of said body fluid from said reservoir to said analysis unit; transfer means for transferring said body fluid from said reservoir to said analysis unit through said fluid conduit; and a backflow restrictor in said fluid conduit; such that no portion of body fluid transferred by said pump from said reservoir to said analysis unit returns to said reservoir.