Document Type
Article
Publication Date
July 2025
Patent Number
12342996
CPC
G01N 2001/028 , A61F 13/38 , B01L 3/5029 , A61B 10/02 , A61B 10/0045
Abstract
A three-dimensional printed swab may include a shaft defining a longitudinal axis of the swab, and a tip portion integrally formed with the shaft. The tip portion may include a plurality of protrusions each extending outward from the shaft and transverse to the longitudinal axis. A method for fabricating a three-dimensional printed swab may include receiving a digital three-dimensional model corresponding to the swab, and integrally forming, via three-dimensional printing and based at least in part on the digital three-dimensional model, a shaft and a tip portion of the swab. The shaft may define a longitudinal axis of the swab. The tip portion may include a plurality of protrusions each extending outward from the shaft and transverse to the longitudinal axis.
Application Number
17/178867
Recommended Citation
Decker, Summer J.; Ford, Jonathan; Hazelton, Todd; Goldstein, Todd; Kim, Kami; Teng, Michael; and Sinnott, John, "Three-dimensional printed swabs for diagnostic testing" (2025). USF Patents. 1513.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/usf_patents/1513
Assignees
University of South Florida
Filing Date
02/18/2021
