Devices and methods for body fluid sampling and analysis
AssigneeIntuity Medical, Inc.
InventorsRaul Escutia, Daniel R. Bloom, Charles Hu, Paul D. Reynolds, Joseph A. Vivolo, Michael F. Tomasco
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Abstract
Described here are meters and methods for sampling, transporting, and/or analyzing a fluid sample. The meters may include a meter housing and a cartridge. In some instances, the meter may include a tower which may engage one or more portions of a cartridge. The meter housing may include an imaging system, which may or may not be included in the tower. The cartridge may include one or more sampling arrangements, which may be configured to collect a fluid sample from a sampling site. A sampling arrangement may include a skin-penetration member, a hub, and a quantification member.
Claims20
A body fluid sampling arrangement comprising:
- a hub comprising a patterned surface on a first side of the hub, wherein the patterned surface comprises a plurality of fluid channels and defines a volume;
- a skin penetration member extending from a second, opposite side of the hub and configured to pierce skin, wherein the skin penetration member comprises a bore therethrough, wherein the bore is in fluid communication with the patterned surface;
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- a quantification member configured to react with a body fluid sample,
- wherein the hub is configured to collect the body fluid sample in the volume, and when the volume is filled, deliver the body fluid sample to the quantification member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.