Needle for body fluid tester
AssigneeInteg, Inc.
InventorsMichael Edward Hilgers, Bruno J. Schmidt
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Abstract
An apparatus for collecting a body fluid for testing for an analyte includes a needle for penetrating a patient's skin to access the fluid within the skin. The needle has a hollow body extending from a first end to a second end. An interior surface of the body defines a fluid pathway extending between the ends. The second end is positioned to deposit fluid for testing. The first end has a beveled face on a front side of the body. The beveled face terminates at a penetration tip with the beveled face having an opening in communication with the fluid pathway. The penetration tip is burnished to a rounded shape and bent to facilitate low pain and rapid fluid collection.
Claims4
A method of forming a needle having a bent tip, the method comprising:
- providing a body having a wall defining a lumen and an exterior surface, said body comprising a penetration end having a beveled face wherein the intersection of said beveled face and said wall forms a penetration tip;
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- bending said beveled face to displace said penetration tip beyond said exterior surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.