A device for swabbing a surface and collecting a substance therefrom comprises a handle and a sponge releasably mounted to the handle. The handle includes at least one gripping member adapted to engage the sponge and retain the sponge mounted to the handle in a first position of the gripping member,
A device for swabbing a surface and collecting a substance therefrom comprises a handle and a sponge releasably mounted to the handle. The handle includes at least one gripping member adapted to engage the sponge and retain the sponge mounted to the handle in a first position of the gripping member, the gripping member being adapted upon pressure exerted on an actuator to move the gripping member to a sponge-release position thereof for releasing the sponge from the handle. Typically, there are provided two opposed gripping members, wherein the pressure is exerted by a user's fingers on each gripping member and towards one another. The gripping members are actuated to the sponge-release position without requiring that the user substantially moves his/her hand and fingers longitudinally along the handle.
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1. A kit for swabbing a surface and collecting a substance therefrom, comprising a device and a sampling bag, the device including a handle and a collecting member being releasably mounted to the handle, the handle and the collecting member mounted thereto being sealed in the sampling bag, the handl
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A kit for swabbing a surface and collecting a substance therefrom, comprising a device and a sampling bag, the device including a handle and a collecting member being releasably mounted to the handle, the handle and the collecting member mounted thereto being sealed in the sampling bag, the handle including an actuator and a pair of gripping members adapted to engage the collecting member and retain the collecting member mounted to the handle in a first position of the gripping members, wherein once the device has been removed from the sampling bag and the collecting member has been used to collect the substance from the surface, the gripping members are adapted, upon the actuator being appropriately displaced by fingers of a user, to be moved outwardly to a collecting member-release position thereof for releasing the collecting member from the handle and into the sampling bag, wherein the actuator is adapted to be displaced by the fingers of a given hand of the user transversally of a longitudinal axis of the handle to bring the gripping members to the collecting member-release position with the user holding the handle with the given hand as the user acts upon the actuator with the fingers of this same given hand. 2. A kit for swabbing a surface and collecting a substance therefrom, comprising a device and a sampling bag, the device including a handle and a collecting member being releasably mounted to the handle, the handle and the collecting member mounted thereto being sealed in the sampling bag, the handle including an actuator and a pair of gripping members adapted to engage the collecting member and retain the collecting member mounted to the handle in a first position of the gripping members, wherein once the device has been removed from the sampling bag and the collecting member has been used to collect the substance from the surface, the gripping members are adapted, upon the actuator being appropriately displaced by fingers of a user, to be moved outwardly to a collecting member-release position thereof for releasing the collecting member from the handle and into the sampling bag, wherein the actuator is provided proximally of the gripping members, wherein the gripping members are adapted, upon the actuator being displaced transversally of a longitudinal axis of the handle, to be moved outwardly to the collecting member-release position thereof for releasing the collecting member from the handle, and wherein pressure is exerted by the fingers of the user on the actuator such that each of the two gripping members is displaced,wherein there is provided one said actuator for each gripping member, and wherein the fingers of the user are adapted to exert pressure on both actuators to bring the two gripping members to the collecting member-release position without the user having to substantially move the fingers longitudinally along the handle,wherein the actuators are actuated transversally of the longitudinal axis of the handle to bring the gripping members to the collecting member-release position such that the user is not required to substantially move a given hand longitudinally along the handle to bring the gripping members from the first position to the collecting member-release position, andwherein the actuators are each displaced transversally towards the other by the fingers of the user so as to bring the gripping members to the collecting member-release position without requiring for the user to substantially move the given hand longitudinally along the handle. 3. The kit according to claim 1, wherein there is provided one said actuator for each gripping member, and wherein the fingers of the given hand of the user are adapted to exert pressure on both actuators to bring the pair of gripping members to the collecting member-release position without the user having to substantially move the fingers longitudinally along the handle. 4. The kit according to claim 3, wherein the actuators are actuated transversally of the longitudinal axis of the handle to bring the gripping members to the collecting member-release position such that the user is not required to substantially move the given hand longitudinally along the handle to bring the gripping members from the first position to the collecting member-release position. 5. The kit according to claim 4, wherein the actuators are each displaced transversally towards the other by the fingers so as to bring the gripping members to the collecting member-release position without requiring for the user to substantially move the given hand longitudinally along the handle. 6. The kit according to claim 3, wherein the pair of gripping members are opposed to each other, and wherein the pressure is exerted by the user's fingers on the actuator of each gripping member and towards one another. 7. The kit according to claim 3, wherein each gripping member includes a proximal actuating section and a distal clamping section, the proximal actuating section including the actuator and the distal clamping section being adapted to releasably hold the collecting member to the handle. 8. The kit according to claim 7, wherein the handle includes a hand grip and a web extending longitudinally therefrom, the gripping members extending on opposite sides of the web. 9. The kit according to claim 8, wherein proximal ends of the actuating sections are connected to at least one of the hand grip and the web, wherein distal ends of the actuating sections are connected to proximal ends of the clamping sections, and wherein distal ends of the clamping sections are adapted in the first position to engage the collecting member therebetween. 10. The kit according to claim 9, wherein for each gripping member a support is provided, each support extending from the web to a connection area of the distal end of a respective actuating section with a proximal end of the clamping section associated thereto. 11. The kit according to claim 10, wherein the gripping members are adapted to pivot about the supports when actuated between the first position and the collecting member-release position. 12. The kit according to claim 11, wherein the actuating sections are adapted to flex inwardly when depressed by the user, thereby causing the gripping members to pivot about the supports and the distal ends of the clamping sections to spread away from the web to the collecting member-release position, thereby releasing the collecting member from the handle. 13. The kit according to claim 12, wherein the web extends distally past the distal ends of the clamping sections such that the collecting member, in a folded position thereof, has a fold thereof located at a distal free edge of the web, the collecting member extending rearwardly from the distal free edge on each side of the web such that the proximal ends of the collecting member are held to the web by the distal ends of the clamping sections. 14. The kit according to claim 9, wherein the collecting member is adapted to be positioned along at least one side of a distal end of the web, with the distal ends of the clamping sections being adapted to exert inward pressure on the collecting member such that the collecting member is held by the clamping sections on the web. 15. The kit according to claim 1, wherein the collecting member includes a sponge.
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