Collection well for body fluid tester
AssigneeInteg, Inc.
InventorsJohn J. Allen, Joel R. Racchini
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Abstract
A body fluid is collected for testing for an analyte contained within the body fluid. The fluid is collected in an apparatus including a reservoir for receiving and collecting a flow of body fluid from a discharge end of a conduit. A capillary test space is in fluid flow communication with the reservoir. The capillary test space is positioned to be in contact with the fluid in the reservoir after the fluid has accumulated to a predetermined transfer volume of fluid. The capillary test space is sized to wick the fluid from the reservoir when the fluid contacts the capillary test space.
Claims18
An apparatus for collecting a body fluid for testing for an analyte contained within said body fluid, said apparatus comprising:
- a conduit having a first end for admitting a body fluid and transporting said body fluid from said first end to a discharge end of said conduit;
- a reservoir for receiving and collecting a flow of body fluid from said discharge end of said conduit;
- a test space positioned to be in contact with said fluid in said reservoir after said fluid has accumulated within said reservoir to a transfer volume of fluid, said test space positioned for said fluid in said test space to be exposed to analyte testing components;
- said test space having a test space volume for residence of said fluid in said test space exposed to said components and with said transfer volume at least as great as said test space volume;
- said test space adapted to passively wick said fluid from said reservoir into said test space at a rate of flow greater than a rate of flow of said fluid into said reservoir from said discharge end of said conduit when said fluid in said reservoir attains said transfer volume;
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- said reservoir sized for fluid to flow into said reservoir from said conduit and be accumulated in said reservoir until attainment of said transfer volume.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.