Dermal patch for collecting a physiological sample
AssigneeSatio, Inc.
InventorsNamal Nawana, Ziad Tarik Al-Shamsie
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Abstract
A dermal patch for collecting a physiological sample includes a housing with a collection chamber, a sample channel and a pin within a receptacle of the housing. The sample channel is configured to direct a physiological sample drawn from a subject to the collection chamber. The pin is removably positioned within the receptacle and is configured to move from an undeployed position to a deployed position. The pin is configured to seal the receptacle when in the undeployed position and is further configured to facilitate generation of negative pressure in the sample channel when the pin is moved from the undeployed to the deployed position.
Claims12
A system comprising:
- a dermal patch comprising a housing configured to attach to a subject's skin,
- wherein the housing includes an opening to provide access to the subject's skin when the dermal patch is attached to the subject's skin, and
- a lancet separate from the dermal patch and configured for insertion into and withdrawal from the dermal patch, and configured to engage with the opening,
- wherein the lancet includes a needle movable from an undeployed position to a deployed position,
- wherein in the deployed position, the needle is capable of puncturing the subject's skin to draw a physiological sample.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.