Body fluid sampler
AssigneeInteg, Inc.
InventorsJohn P. Sopp, Scott T. Latterell, Paul D. Brinda, Timothy J. Erskine
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Abstract
A sampling apparatus for sampling interstitial fluid includes a sampler having an external geometry selected to mate with an internal geometry of a testing apparatus such that the sampler may be inserted within the testing apparatus in a predetermined alignment and with a sampling location positioned accurately within a light path for detecting an amount of a desired constituent collected by the sampler.
Claims6
A fluid sampler for collecting fluid from a patient for testing for constituents, the fluid sampler adapted for attachment to a body fluid testing apparatus, the fluid sampler comprising:
- a member having a sample portion and a handle portion, the sample portion being positionable relative to the handle portion in a storage position and a sample position;
- a medium carried on the sample portion of the sampler;
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- a needle comprising a first end projecting from the sampler and a second end in fluid communication with the medium.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.