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US 7,604,775 B2Granted
Fluid collecting and monitoring device
AssigneeBayer HealthCare LLC
InventorsNeil Pollock, Richard Wilhelm Janse Van Rensburg
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Abstract
A device that is intended for the sampling of fluids, comprises a base and a lid. Between the base and the lid there is provided an opening and a first open-sided channel extending from the opening to a second open-sided channel for the collection of fluid therein. The depth of the second channel is smaller than that of the first channel.
Claims19
A device for sampling a fluid comprising:
- a base;
- a lid;
- a fluid-collection point for initially receiving the fluid, the fluid-collection point being positioned between the base and the lid;
- a first open-sided channel for the collection of fluid therein, the first open-sided channel extending from the fluid-collection point;
- a second open-sided channel extending from the first open-sided channel, the depth of the second open-sided channel being smaller than the depth of the first open-sided channel;
- and
- at least one vent channel positioned adjacent to the first and second open-sided channels, the depth of the at least one vent channel being greater than the depth of the first open-sided channel.
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A method of collecting a fluid sample, the method comprising the acts of:
- providing a device comprising
- a base,
- a lid,
- a fluid-collection point for initially receiving the fluid, the fluid-collection point being positioned between the base and the lid,
- a first open-sided channel for the collection of fluid therein, the first open-sided channel extending from the fluid-collection point,
- a second open-sided channel extending from the first open-sided channel, the depth of the second open-sided channel being smaller than the depth of the first open-sided channel, and
- at least one vent channel positioned adjacent to the first and second open-sided channels, the depth of the at least one vent channel being greater than the depth of the first open-sided channel;
- and
- placing the device adjacent to a fluid drop and allowing capillary action to collect the fluid into the device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.