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US 8,784,334 B2Granted
Systems and methods for obtaining analytes from a body
AssigneeThe Invention Science Fund I, LLC
InventorsDennis J. Rivet, Roderick A. Hyde
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Abstract
A method may include collecting at least one analyte from within a body, ejecting the collected at least one analyte from the body through at least one dermal layer of the body, and receiving the ejected at least one analyte outside the body. A system may include a means for collecting at least one analyte from within a body, a means for ejecting the collected at least one analyte from the body through at least one dermal layer of the body, and a means for receiving the ejected at least one analyte outside the body.
Claims26
A system, comprising:
- means for collecting at least one analyte from within a body;
- means for ejecting said at least one analyte from said body through at least one dermal layer of said body;
- means for receiving said at least one analyte outside said body, said receiving means including a means for charging an energy storage mechanism of said collecting means via an energy source located outside said body, located inside said body, or located both outside said body and inside said body.
A system, comprising:
- means for collecting at least one analyte from within a body;
- means for ejecting said at least one analyte from said body through at least one dermal layer of said body;
- means for receiving said at least one analyte outside said body;
- and
- means for powering said collecting means via an energy source located outside said body, located inside said body, or located both outside said body and inside said body.
2 more elements
A system, comprising:
- means for collecting at least one analyte from within a body;
- means for ejecting said at least one analyte from said body through at least one dermal layer of said body;
- and
- means for receiving said at least one analyte outside said body, said receiving means including a means for charging an energy storage mechanism of said ejecting means via an energy source located outside said body, located inside said body, or located both outside said body and inside said body.
1 more element
A system, comprising:
- means for collecting at least one analyte from within a body;
- means for ejecting said at least one analyte from said body through at least one dermal layer of said body;
- and
- means for receiving said at least one analyte outside said body, said receiving means including a means for powering said ejecting means via an energy source located outside said body, located inside said body, or located both outside said body and inside said body.
1 more element
A system, comprising:
- means for collecting at least one analyte from within a body;
- means for ejecting said at least one analyte from said body through at least one dermal layer of said body via a microjet;
- and
- means for receiving said at least one analyte outside said body.
1 more element
A system, comprising:
- means for collecting at least one analyte from within a body;
- means for ejecting said at least one analyte from said body through at least one dermal layer of said body, the ejecting means including a means for generating pressure utilizing a piezoelectric pressure generating mechanism;
- and
- means for receiving said at least one analyte outside said body.
1 more element
A system, comprising:
- means for collecting at least one analyte from within a body;
- means for ejecting said at least one analyte from said body through at least one dermal layer of said body via a needle originating from a subdermal location within said body;
- and
- means for receiving said at least one analyte outside said body.
1 more element
A system, comprising:
- means for collecting at least one analyte from within a body;
- means for ejecting said at least one analyte from said body through at least one dermal layer of said body via a needle configured to be controllably deployed and retracted, wherein said needle is located subdermally when retracted, and wherein at least a portion of said needle penetrates through said at least one dermal layer when deployed;
- and
- means for receiving said at least one analyte outside said body.
1 more element
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.