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US 2012/0259186 A1Published application
Method and apparatus for an improved sample capture device
AssigneeSanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
InventorsTravis Marsot, Paul Lum, Don Alden, James Ross, Ron L. Bardell, Bernhard Hans Weigl
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Abstract
A body fluid sampling device is provided. A mesh (120) may be used to guide blood or fluid to travel directly form the wound to an analyte detecting port on the cartridge (121). Theus the volume of blood or body fluid produced at the wound site irregardless of its droplet geometry can be reliable and substantially completely transported to the analyte detecting member (150) for measurement.
Claims24
A body fluid sampling device comprising:
- an indexable cartridge;
- a plurality of penetrating members positioned in the cartridge, the penetrating members movable to extend radially outward from the cartridge to penetrate tissue;
- a plurality of analyte detecting members positioned in the cartridge, wherein at least one of the analyte detecting members positioned on the cartridge to receive body fluid from a wound in the tissue created by a penetrating member when the cartridge is in an operative position;
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- a structure to draw fluid generated by the tissue towards one of the analyte detecting members.
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A body fluid sampling device comprising:
- a housing;
- a cartridge positionable and removable from the housing;
- a plurality of penetrating members positioned in the cartridge and operatively couplable to a penetrating member driver;
- a plurality of analyte detecting members positioned in the cartridge, wherein at least one of the analyte detecting members positioned on the cartridge to receive body fluid from a wound in the tissue created by a penetrating member when the cartridge is in an operative position, the plurality of penetrating members and plurality of analyte detecting members positioned in the cartridge;
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- a movement structure that moves penetrating members in the cartridge into positions for launching of penetrating members to create a tissue penetration event.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.