Dried Blood Spot Collection Card Having Reduced Material Space for Reduced Blood Sampling

Abstract

A dried blood spot collection (DBS) card that assists with correct and efficient collection of capillary blood using a dried blood spot collection (DBS) collection device. The DBS card may comprise a rectangular shape configured to be held in a DBS collection device in a desired orientation for blood sample collection. The DBS card comprises target discs aligned with the collection apertures on the DBS collection device. The patient will be able to direct drops of capillary blood to pass through the top holes and then blood will travel into the DBS card at precise locations so as to ensure proper saturation while minimizing risk of outside contaminants and/or cross-contamination between target spots. Further, the target spots are physically surrounded by voids separated by bridges such that the patient can verify saturation level by looking at the saturation of the central target disc.

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