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US 7,255,251 B1Granted
Holding appliance for facilitating blood drawing process
OwnerJason Smithinventor
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Abstract
An appliance for facilitating the blood drawing process comprising a band to be worn across the wrist of the phlebotomist intending to draw the blood, the wrist band including a holder for retaining a blood collection barrel in place on the phlebotomist's wrist and in clear view while both of the phlebotomist's hands are free to perform the blood drawing process.
Claims16
An appliance fitted for facilitating the blood drawing process by a phlebotomist comprising:
- a flexible band for attachment across the wrist of the phlebotomist,
- a holder affixed and oriented generally perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis of the flexible band for receiving and holding a vacuum blood collection barrel during the blood drawing process;
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- a vacuum blood collection barrel, positioned in the holder generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of the band, for receiving blood sampling tubes.
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An appliance fitted for facilitating the blood drawing process by a phlebotomist comprising:
- a flexible band for attachment across the wrist of the phlebotomist,
- a holder oriented generally perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis of the band affixed to the band for receiving and holding a vacuum blood collection barrel with its opposite ends unobstructed during the blood drawing process;
- and
- a vacuum blood collection barrel positioned in the holder generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of the band for receiving blood sampling tubes.
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An appliance fitted for facilitating the blood drawing process by a phlebotomist comprising:
- a flexible band for attachment across the wrist of the phlebotomist,
- a holder affixed and oriented generally perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis of the band for receiving and holding a vacuum blood collection barrel during the blood drawing process;
- a vacuum blood collection barrel, positioned in the holder generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of the band, for receiving blood sampling tubes,
- the blood collection barrel having a nipple at its distal end and a length of flexible tubing attached to the nipple in fluid communication with a butterfly blood drawing assembly extending unobstructed from one end of the holder;
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- a blood sampling tube positioned in the barrel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.