US 12,629,069 B2 · Apparatus and method for drawing blood and other bodily fluids

Abstract

An adapter for a syringe having a barrel, a pair of syringe flanges secured to the barrel, and a plunger with a plunger top, the plunger being slidably disposed within the barrel, the adapter having a barrel guide configured to movably surround the barrel, a plunger lock configured to secure the plunger to the adapter, a support body disposed between and associated with the barrel guide and the plunger lock and a front grip associated with the barrel guide. By compressing the syringe flanges and the front grip toward each other, the barrel may travel forward through the barrel guide, thus drawing fluid into the syringe. The adapter, by allowing a compression force to be used to draw a fluid into the syringe, allows an individual to quickly and easily perform a blood draw or other fluid drawing operation with one hand, removing the need for a second user.

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Dependent claims

a barrel guide configured to movably surround the barrel;
a plunger lock configured to secure the plunger to the adapter;
and
a support body disposed between and associated with the barrel guide and the plunger lock, the support body comprising a medial body having a first half and a second half joined by a hinge;
an adapter lock configured to selectively secure the first half and the second half of the medial body together to surround the syringe within the adapter;
and
a front grip associated with the barrel guide;
wherein application of a force to move the pair of syringe flanges toward the barrel guide is configured to cause the barrel to traverse forward through the barrel guide, thus causing a fluid to be drawn into the barrel.

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Apparatus and method for drawing blood and other bodily fluids

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Apparatus and method for drawing blood and other bodily fluids

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Abstract

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