Method for sampling feces

Chemistry: analytical and immunological testing – Including sample preparation

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436 66, 422 58, 422 61, 422 99, 422102, 422104, G01N 100

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ABSTRACT:
A method for sampling feces, by which an approximately constant amount of feces can be sampled in simple manner and it is possible to easily identify whether occult blood is present in the feces or not. The method comprises a main container for a liquid for suspending feces in it, a cap arranged a one end of said main container, a separating means for dividing inner spaces of the main container and the cap, a through-hole formed in the separating means, and a collecting stick having a means for collecting feces engaged and inserted in the through-hole, wherein the means for collecting feces is composed of a plurality of hairs and arranged at or near the forward end of the collecting stick, whereby feces collected by the means for collecting feces being composed of said plurality of hairs are passed into the through-hole of the separating means in order to sample an approximately constant amount of the feces.

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Patent Abstracts of Japan, vol. 18, No. 450; Aug. 22, 1994, & JP 06 148177 Derwent Publications Ltd., 94-211663.
Patent Abstracts of Japan, vol. 18, No. 530; Oct. 6, 1994, & JP 06 186227.

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