| abstract |
The invention concerns a test apparatus (10) for the testing of a test sample on or in a material, such as body fluids or food, particularly adapted to a bioluminescent test, such as for the detection of ATP or phosphatase or other materials. The test apparatus (10) includes a transparent tube having at one end a sample unit (14), at the other end a detachable or nondetachable test unit (16) which are connected, and which includes a cover (12) with a probe containing a swab (18) at one end. The test apparatus (10) includes probe positioning marks (22) on the exterior of the sample unit (14), so that the probe may be moved between selected test positions, and as it moves from a non-use to a use position, various test reagents which are sealed within the test unit (16) are punctured by the probe, and the test sample and the test reagents are reacted together in the test unit (10). |