US Patent Issued on June 23 for "Diagnostic device with integrated sampler and holder" (Tennessee Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,661,646, issued on June 23.

"Diagnostic device with integrated sampler and holder" was invented by Brian David Babcock (Columbia, Tenn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "1) An analytical device comprising A) A sample region comprising a first opening and a first cavity within the device configured to receive a sample and closure means for covering the first opening, B) A second cavity comprising an extraction solvent or extraction reagent within the device, C) An extraction region configured to receive at least a portion of the sample from the sample region and at least a portion of the extraction solvent or reaction reagent, D) A reaction ...