Blood collection assembly with lancet and microcollection tube
AssigneeBecton, Dickinson and Company
InventorJohn L. Haynes
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Abstract
A combined throw-away lancet and blood microcollection tube assembly is provided with a housing having outer dimensions for the assembly the size of a standard test tube for ease of handling and labeling, which housing incorporates a built-in lancet and blood microcollection tube. The housing includes one or more snap-open hinged covers which may be opened and closed with one hand. A further feature of the invention is provision for incorporating the used lancet in the housing for subsequent disposal to reduce contamination potential. The entire assembly may be disposed of as a single unit after use.
Claims20
A self-contained blood collection assembly for developing a skin puncture and a resulting blood sample collection in a single housing comprising
- (a) an elongated housing;
- (b) said housing defining a chamber;
- (c) said chamber having a first lancet containing portion and a second blood microcollection tube portion;
- (d) said first lancet containing portion extending to a first open end;
- (e) said second blood collection tube portion extending to a second open end;
- (f) a lancet in said first lancet containing portion;
- (g) a blood microcollection tube in said second blood collection tube containing portion;
- (h) a first snap cap mounted for closing said first open end;
- (i) said first snap cap connected to said elongated housing;
- (j) a second snap cap mounted for closing said second open end;
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- (k) said second snap cap connected to said elongated housing.
A self contained blood collection assembly for developing a skin puncture and a resulting blood sample collection in a single housing, comprising
- (a) an elongated housing;
- (b) said housing defining a chamber;
- (c) said chamber having a first lancet containing portion, and a second blood microcollection tube portion;
- (d) said housing having at least one open end thereof;
- (e) a lancet in said first lancet containing portion, said lancet extending to said at least one opening;
- (f) a blood microcollection tube in said second blood microcollection tube portion;
- (g) said blood microcollection tube having a closed end and an open end;
- (h) said blood microcollection tube open end positioned adjacent said at least one open end;
- (i) a snap cap mounted for closing said at least one open end;
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- (j) said snap cap connected to said elongated housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.