HiMedia gets patent for sample collection devices

The molecular biology business of Mumbai-based supplier HiMedia, HiGenoMB has announced the issuance of patents for its sample collection devices, Salivol and Stoocol. Amongst the newest innovations are Salivol and Stoocol devices that are used for the collection of saliva and stool samples respectively. In the present day, various facets of the diagnostics workflow in a clinical lab set up have been brought to light. One such aspect is the specimen collection and plastic ware associated with the same. It has become exceedingly important that clinical samples be collected in the right manner and are transported intact for maintaining good sample health so as to not affect the quality of testing negatively. HiGenoMB realises the important technicalities involved in this process and has come up with distinctive designs which not only enables one to conveniently collect and transport samples to labs, but can also be directly processed for nucleic acid extraction.