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US 6,537,243 B1Granted
Device and method for obtaining interstitial fluid from a patient for diagnostic tests
AssigneeAbbott Laboratories
InventorsTimothy P. Henning, Michael G. Lowery
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Abstract
A device for obtaining a sample of interstitial fluid from a patient for use in monitoring the level of blood glucose in the patient. The device comprises a hollow tube having a wall surrounding a cavity, wherein the wall of the tube contains a multiplicity of pores.
Claims18
An assembly for obtaining fluid from an opening formed in the skin of a patient comprising:
- (a) a device suitable for use in withdrawing fluid from an opening formed in the skin of a patient, said device comprising a hollow tube comprising a wall surrounding a cavity, said hollow tube having a first end and a second end, said wall running from said first end to said second end, said wall having a multiplicity of pores formed therein;
- (b) an elongated element capable of forming said opening in said skin, said elongated element capable of being inserted in said first end of said hollow tube and projecting beyond said second end of said tube.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.