Adjustable connector and dead space reduction
AssigneeOptiScan Biomedical Corporation
InventorsMichael Butler, Eugene Lim, Craig Johnson
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Abstract
Methods and systems for determining the concentration of one or more analytes from a sample such as blood or plasma are described. The systems described herein can be configured to withdraw a certain volume of sample from a source of bodily fluid, direct a first portion of the withdrawn sample to an analyte monitoring system and return a second portion of the sample to the patient. The analyte monitoring system can be connected to the source of bodily fluid via a connector that is configured to maintain uniform velocity across the connector and reduce the dead space volume.
Claims1
An accommodating connector configured to reduce leaks and improve fluid flow between a medical device and a source of body fluid, the accommodating connector comprising:
- a first inlet/outlet;
- a second inlet/outlet;
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- a force-exerting structure having a stiffness;
- wherein the accommodating connector is configured to connect to a mating connector that is attached to a source of bodily fluid;
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- wherein the force-exerting structure is configured to exert a force on an inner portion of the mating connector in a contact region and firmly seat the first or second inlet/outlet against the inner portion of the mating connector such that a dead space between the first or second inlet/outlet and the inner portion of the mating connector is reduced.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.