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US 11,986,298 B2Granted
Devices and methods for facilitating fluid transport
AssigneeIntuity Medical, Inc.
InventorsRaul Escutia, Jeffrey L. Emery
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Abstract
Arrangements are provided including a base having a bore disposed therein extending from a first surface of the base through a second surface of the base, a fluid transport tube having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a lumen having an inner diameter, at least the second end of the tube being received within the bore of the base, and at least one fluid transport enhancing groove having at least a first section disposed in the second surface of the base and in fluid communication with the bore.
Claims13
An arrangement comprising:
- a base comprising a bore extending from a first surface of the base to a second surface opposite the first surface, wherein the second surface of the base comprises a plurality of radial grooves in fluid communication with and extending away from the bore, each of the plurality of radial grooves having a cross-sectional area that varies along its length;
- a fluid transport tube coupled to the base and comprising a lumen therethrough, wherein the fluid transport tube is in fluid communication with the bore;
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- an analyte quantification member comprising a reagent, wherein the analyte quantification member is in contact with the second surface of the base and overlies each of the plurality of radial grooves.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.