AN APPARATUS FOR COLLECTING A FLUID SAMPLE FROM A PATIENT AND CONTAINER FOR STORING THE SAME
A portable fluid container (110) having an inlet (116) and an outlet (130) for allowing fluid to flow into and out of the portable fluid container. The outlet is completely covered and sealed by a selective filter (124) which only allows gases and minute particles to pass therethrough while retaining liquid and other larger particles within the portable fluid container. The portable fluid container is attached to a cover (104) and the cover seals an opening of a rigid container (102) in which the portable fluid container is placed. The invention also relates to a novel connecting member (4) for interconnecting the fluid container with a desired fluid collection device.