A - Human Necessities – 61 – B
Patent
A - Human Necessities
61
B
A61B 5/15 (2006.01) A61B 5/00 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2408919
Method and apparatus for obtaining a sample of blood from a patient for subsequent diagnostic tests, e.g., glucose monitoring. In one aspect of the invention, an apparatus for carrying out the method described previously is provided. The apparatus comprises: (a) a housing (12) having a sealable chamber located therein and a sealable opening (24) in fluid communication with the sealable chamber; (b) a vacuum pump in communication with the sealable chamber; (c) a device for forming an unobstructed opening in an area of skin from which a sample is to be collected, preferably a lancing assembly, the device positioned within the sealable chamber; (d) a movable support (58) for supporting and positioning a port for a fluid collector in the sealable chamber, the movable support capable of moving the port within the sealable chamber between a first position and a second position; and (e) a stop (64a) for aligning the fluid collector (70). In another aspect of the invention, the method comprises a method for utilizing the aforementioned apparatus.
L'invention concerne un procédé et un dispositif permettant de prélever un échantillon de sang sur un patient afin de procéder à des tests de diagnostic, p. ex. mesure du taux de glucose. Un aspect de l'invention concerne un dispositif permettant la mise en oeuvre de ce procédé. Ce dispositif comprend : (a) un boîtier dans lequel se trouve un compartiment à fermeture étanche et un orifice à fermeture étanche en communication fluidique avec le compartiment étanche, (b) une pompe à vide qui communique avec le compartiment étanche, (c) un dispositif permettant de former une ouverture sans obstruction dans la région de peau dans laquelle l'échantillon doit être prélevé, (d) un support mobile permettant de supporter et de positionner l'orifice d'accès d'un collecteur de fluide dans le compartiment étanche, et (e) une butée permettant d'aligner le collecteur de fluide. Un autre aspect de l'invention concerne un procédé d'utilisation du dispositif décrit.
Chambers Geoffrey R.
Fathallah Marwan A.
Abbott Laboratories
Mbm & Co.
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