Blood sampling unit
AssigneeMedscan B.V.
InventorsDavid W. Hutcheson, Engelbertus J. Van Der Molen, Pieter J. Oly
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Abstract
A compact disposable blood sampling unit includes at least two, preferably three main components (1, 5, 2, 3; 1, 5, 12; 14, 15, 16), which in the storage and transport position are placed on top of each other. These main components comprise a lancet (14; 25) for making a prick for blood, means for taking up blood such as a test strip (13) or a cuvette (3) and a holder (1; 20) for a desinfectant. In the storage and transport position the lancet (4; 25) is enclosed.
Claims12
A disposable blood sampling unit comprising three blocks connected to each other by hinged portions for movement between an open, operative position and a closed, storage position, one of said blocks carrying a lancet for pricking the skin of a user for draining a blood sample, another of said blocks defining a cavity for receiving said lancet when said blocks are in their closed storage position to protect said lancet, one of said blocks defining a recess for receipt of a disinfectant, and one of said blocks having means for accepting a blood sample from a user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.