초록

A collection device comprising an open-ended vessel for receiving and holding a fluid substance and a cap configured to position a specimen retrieval device along an inner surface of the vessel when the cap is fixedly associated the vessel.

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What we claim is: 1. A collection device comprising: a fluid-holding vessel comprising an open end, a closed end and a side wall having an inner surface; a specimen retrieval device comprising a swab having a handle member, the specimen retrieval device being contained within the vessel; and a pier

What we claim is: 1. A collection device comprising: a fluid-holding vessel comprising an open end, a closed end and a side wall having an inner surface; a specimen retrieval device comprising a swab having a handle member, the specimen retrieval device being contained within the vessel; and a pierceable cap fixed onto the open end of the vessel, wherein the cap positions the specimen retrieval device along the inner surface of the vessel and in a spaced-apart relationship to the longitudinal axis of the collection device. 2. The collection device of claim 1, wherein the handle member includes a score line to facilitate removing a portion of the handle prior to fixing the cap onto the open end of the vessel. 3. The collection device of claim 1, wherein the cap can be pierced by a plastic pipette tip that enters the vessel in a generally parallel, spaced-apart relationship to the specimen retrieval device. 4. The collection device of claim 3, wherein the cap can be pierced by the pipette tip with the application of less than 8 pounds force. 5. The collection device of claim 1, wherein the cap further comprises a wick for inhibiting the release of an aerosol or bubbles from the collection device. 6. The collection device of claim 5, wherein the wick is a pile fabric. 7. The collection device of claim 5, wherein the cap includes a seal for retaining the wick within the cap. 8. The collection device of claim 1, wherein the cap has a generally conical inner wall. 9. The collection device of claim 8, wherein the conical inner wall includes a plurality of radially extending striations. 10. The collection device of claim 1, wherein the cap and the vessel include mated threads and the cap is screwed onto the open end of the vessel. 11. The collection device of claim 1, wherein the cap and the vessel are each formed from a plastic resin. 12. A collection device comprising: a fluid-holding vessel comprising an open end, a closed end and a side wall having an inner surface; a specimen retrieval contained within the vessel; and a pierceable cap fixed onto the open end of the vessel, wherein the cap positions the specimen retrieval device along the inner surface of the vessel and in a spaced-apart relationship to the longitudinal axis of the collection device. 13. The collection device of claim 12, wherein the cap can be pierced by a plastic pipette tip that enters the vessel in a generally parallel, spaced-apart relationship to the specimen retrieval device. 14. The collection device of claim 13, wherein the cap can be pierced by the pipette tip with the application of less than 8 pounds force. 15. The collection device of claim 12, wherein the cap has a generally conical inner wall. 16. The collection device of claim 15, wherein the conical inner wall includes a plurality of radially extending striations. 17. The collection device of claim 12, wherein the cap and the vessel include mated threads and the cap is screwed onto the open end of the vessel. 18. The collection device of claim 12, wherein the cap and the vessel are each formed from a plastic resin. 19. A collection device comprising: a fluid-holding vessel comprising an open end, a closed end and a side wall having an inner surface; a specimen retrieval contained within the vessel; and a pierceable cap fixed onto the open end of the vessel, wherein the cap positions the specimen retrieval device along the inner surface of the vessel and in a spaced-apart relationship to the longitudinal axis of the collection device, and wherein the cap comprises a wick for inhibiting the release of an aerosol or bubbles from the collection device. 20. The collection device of claim 19, wherein the specimen retrieval device is a swab having a handle member, and wherein the handle member includes a score line to facilitate removing a portion of the handle prior to fixing the cap onto the open end of the vessel. 21. The collection device of claim 19, wherein the cap can be pierced by a plastic pipette tip that enters the vessel in a generally parallel, spaced-apart relationship to the specimen retrieval device. 22. The collection device of claim 21, wherein the cap can be pierced by the pipette tip with the application of less than 8 pounds force. 23. The collection device of claim 19, wherein the wick is a pile fabric. 24. The collection device of claim 19, wherein the cap includes a seal for retaining the wick within the cap. 25. The collection device of claim 19, wherein the cap has a generally conical inner wall. 26. The collection device of claim 25, wherein the conical inner wall includes a plurality of radially extending striations. 27. The collection device of claim 19, wherein the cap and the vessel include mated threads and the cap is screwed onto the open end of the vessel. 28. The collection device of claim 19, wherein the cap and the vessel are each formed from a plastic resin.