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US 8,801,631 B2Granted
Devices and methods for facilitating fluid transport
AssigneeIntuity Medical, Inc.
InventorsRaul Escutia, Jeffrey Lorne Emery
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Abstract
Arrangements are provided including a base having a bore disposed therein extending from a first surface of the base through a second surface of the base, a fluid transport tube having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a lumen having an inner diameter, at least the second end of the tube being received within the bore of the base, and at least one fluid transport enhancing groove having at least a first section disposed in the second surface of the base and in fluid communication with the bore.
Claims33
An arrangement comprising:
- a base having a bore disposed therein extending from a first surface of the base through a second surface of the base;
- a fluid transport tube having
- a first end configured to receive a fluid sample,
- a second end opposite the first end and positioned within the bore, and
- a lumen having an inner diameter;
- a plurality of transport-enhancing grooves formed in the second surface of the base, wherein each of the plurality of transport-enhancing grooves intersects the bore and is in fluid communication with the bore;
- and
- an analyte quantification member,
- wherein the analyte quantification member is in contact with the second surface of the base and is in direct fluid communication with the bore,
- wherein the analyte quantification member directly overlies the bore and directly overlies at least a portion of each of the-plurality of transport-enhancing grooves.
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An arrangement comprising:
- a base having a bore disposed therein extending from a first surface of the base through a second surface of the base;
- a needle having
- a first end adapted to pierce skin,
- a second end opposite the first end and positioned within the bore, and
- a lumen having an inner diameter;
- a plurality of transport-enhancing grooves formed in the second surface of the base, wherein each of the plurality of transport-enhancing grooves intersects the bore and is in fluid communication with the bore;
- and
- an analyte quantification member,
- wherein the analyte quantification member is in contact with the second surface of the base and is in direct fluid communication with the bore,
- wherein the analyte quantification member directly overlies the bore and directly overlies at least a portion of each of the plurality of transport-enhancing grooves.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.