Method and apparatus for obtaining interstitial fluid for...

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A61B 5/103 (2006.01) A61B 5/00 (2006.01) A61B 10/00 (2006.01)

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CA 2309962

Method and apparatus for obtaining a sample of interstitial fluid from a patient for subsequent diagnostic tests, e.g. glucose monitoring. In one aspect of the invention, the method comprises the steps of: (a) treating an area of the skin with vacuum or heat or both vacuum and heat to increase the availability of interstitial fluid at that area of the skin; (b) forming an opening in the treated area of the skin; and (c) extracting the sample of interstitial fluid from the opening in the skin, with the aid of vacuum and stretching of the skin. In another aspect of the invention, an apparatus for carrying out the method described previously is provided. The apparatus comprises: (a) a device for forming an unobstructed opening in an area of skin from which the sample is to be extracted, preferably a lancing assembly; and (b) a vacuum pump. Preferably, the apparatus also includes a housing.

L'invention concerne un procédé et un dispositif permettant de prélever un échantillon de liquide interstitiel sur un patient en vue d'épreuves de diagnostic ultérieures, p. ex. le contrôle du glucose. Dans un aspect de l'invention, cette méthode comprend les étapes suivantes: (a) on traite une zone de peau par aspiration ou par application de chaleur, ou par ces deux techniques associées afin d'augmenter la quantité de liquide interstitiel disponible dans cette zone de la peau; (b) on pratique une ouverture dans la zone de peau traitée; et (c) on prélève l'échantillon de liquide interstitiel dans l'ouverture dans la peau, par aspiration et tension de la peau. Un autre aspect de l'invention concerne un appareil permettant d'appliquer le procédé décrit précédemment. Cet appareil comprend: (a) un dispositif, de préférence un ensemble d'incision, permettant de pratiquer une ouverture dégagée dans la zone de peau dans laquelle on veut prélever l'échantillon; (b) une pompe d'aspiration. Le dispositif comprend de préférence également un boîtier.

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