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US 12,745,936 B2Granted
Device for the attached flow of blood
AssigneeBecton, Dickinson and Company
InventorsKishore K. Bokka Srinivasa Rao, Jayeon Kim, Milan Ivosevic
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Abstract
A collection device which directs a flow of blood into a container and provides a controlled blood flow path that ensures blood flow from a collection site to a collection container is disclosed.
Claims16
A device for the attached flow of blood, the device comprising:
- a housing defining a centerline and having a first end, a second end, a hollow needle, and a flow channel having an inlet and an outlet, the first end of the housing is spaced apart from the inlet of the flow channel, a portion of the flow channel offset from the centerline of the housing, the flow channel having a flow directing attachment portion adjacent the outlet, and the hollow needle positioned between the first end of the housing and the inlet of the flow channel;
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- a container removably connectable to the housing, the container defining a collection cavity and having an interior wall,
- wherein, with the container connected to the housing, the outlet of the flow channel is in fluid communication with the collection cavity of the container and the outlet of the flow channel is adjacent the interior wall of the container.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.