US Patent 7258672 System and method for automatic taking of specimens

A method and a system for automatic taking of specimen from a static or living test object, comprising the steps and functional elements of guiding a specimen collector (10) by means of a guiding device (20) to a specimen terminal (22) attached to the test object (1); extracting a fluid specimen from the test object (1) to the specimen collector (10); guiding the specimen collector (10) by means of the guiding device (20) to a specimen container (50); and delivering or outputting the specimen from the specimen collector (10) to the specimen container (50).