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US 2024/0398298 A1Published application
Blood Sampling Transfer Device
AssigneeBecton, Dickinson and Company
InventorsCraig A. Gelfand, Gary D. Fletcher, Bradley M. Wilkinson
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Abstract
A blood sampling transfer device that includes a lancing tape having a flow channel and a transfer cartridge removably connected to the lancing tape is disclosed. The blood sampling transfer device provides a closed system that reduces the exposure of a blood sample to both skin and environment and provides fast mixing of a blood sample with a sample stabilizer.
Claims20
A kit for sampling a biological fluid comprising:
- a lancet device;
- a transfer device, the transfer device including a lancing tape having a flow channel and transfer cartridge removably connected to the lancing tape;
- and
- a package having a compartment sized and adapted to receive the lancet device and the transfer device therein.
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A method for using a blood sampling device comprising:
- applying a lancing tape having a transfer cartridge connected thereto onto a selected sampling site, wherein the lancing tape includes a target;
- placing a tip of a lancing device onto the target and applying a force to activate the lancet device and obtain a sample from the sampling site;
- allowing the sample to flow from a lancing tape flow channel associated with the target into a transfer cartridge flow channel;
- and
- upon filling of the cartridge, removing the transfer cartridge from the lancing tape.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.