Sterile bodily-fluid collection device and methods
First Claim
1. An apparatus for obtaining a bodily fluid sample from a patient, the apparatus comprising:
- a pre-sample reservoir configured to receive a first volume of bodily-fluid withdrawn from the patient;
a diverter including an inlet port, a first outlet port, and a second outlet port, the inlet port configured to be coupled to a lumen-defining device for receiving bodily-fluids from the patient, the first outlet port configured to couple to a first sample reservoir and the second outlet port configured to couple to a second sample reservoir, the diverter defining a first fluid flow path configured to place the pre-sample reservoir in fluid communication with the inlet port and a second fluid flow path configured to place the first outlet port and the second outlet port in fluid communication with the inlet port, the first fluid flow path configured to be fluidically isolated when the second fluid flow path is placed in fluid communication with the inlet port such that contaminants in the first volume of bodily-fluid are sequestered in the pre-sample reservoir;
a first movable member movably coupleable to the diverter and configured to be moved through the first outlet port between a first configuration, in which the first sample reservoir is sequestered from the first outlet port and the second fluid flow path, and a second configuration, in which the first movable member places the first sample reservoir in fluid communication with the second fluid flow path, the second fluid flow path configured to be substantially unobstructed when the first movable member is in the first configuration and when the first movable member is in the second configuration; and
a second movable member movably coupleable to the diverter and configured to be moved through the second outlet port between a first configuration, in which the second sample reservoir is sequestered from the second outlet port and the second fluid flow path, and a second configuration, in which the second movable member places the second sample reservoir in fluid communication with the second fluid flow path, the second fluid flow path configured to be substantially unobstructed when the second movable member is in the first configuration and when the second movable member is in the second configuration.
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Abstract
An apparatus includes a pre-sample reservoir, a diversion mechanism, and a flow metering mechanism. The diversion mechanism has an inlet port couplable to a lumen-defining device to receive bodily-fluids from a patient, a first outlet port fluidically couplable to the pre-sample reservoir, and a second outlet port fluidically couplable to a sample reservoir. The diversion mechanism defines a first fluid flow path and a second flow path that are configured to place the first outlet port and the second outlet port, respectively, in fluid communication with the inlet port. The flow metering mechanism is configured to meter a flow of a predetermined volume of bodily-fluid through the first fluid flow path into the pre-sample reservoir, to meter a flow of a second volume of bodily-fluid through the second fluid flow path into the sample reservoir, and to display a volumetric indicator associated with the predetermined volume and the second volume.
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23 Claims
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1. An apparatus for obtaining a bodily fluid sample from a patient, the apparatus comprising:
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a pre-sample reservoir configured to receive a first volume of bodily-fluid withdrawn from the patient; a diverter including an inlet port, a first outlet port, and a second outlet port, the inlet port configured to be coupled to a lumen-defining device for receiving bodily-fluids from the patient, the first outlet port configured to couple to a first sample reservoir and the second outlet port configured to couple to a second sample reservoir, the diverter defining a first fluid flow path configured to place the pre-sample reservoir in fluid communication with the inlet port and a second fluid flow path configured to place the first outlet port and the second outlet port in fluid communication with the inlet port, the first fluid flow path configured to be fluidically isolated when the second fluid flow path is placed in fluid communication with the inlet port such that contaminants in the first volume of bodily-fluid are sequestered in the pre-sample reservoir; a first movable member movably coupleable to the diverter and configured to be moved through the first outlet port between a first configuration, in which the first sample reservoir is sequestered from the first outlet port and the second fluid flow path, and a second configuration, in which the first movable member places the first sample reservoir in fluid communication with the second fluid flow path, the second fluid flow path configured to be substantially unobstructed when the first movable member is in the first configuration and when the first movable member is in the second configuration; and a second movable member movably coupleable to the diverter and configured to be moved through the second outlet port between a first configuration, in which the second sample reservoir is sequestered from the second outlet port and the second fluid flow path, and a second configuration, in which the second movable member places the second sample reservoir in fluid communication with the second fluid flow path, the second fluid flow path configured to be substantially unobstructed when the second movable member is in the first configuration and when the second movable member is in the second configuration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus for obtaining a bodily-fluid sample from a patient, the apparatus comprising:
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a pre-sample reservoir configured to receive a first volume of bodily-fluid withdrawn from the patient; a diverter including an inlet port, a first outlet port, and a second outlet port, the inlet port configured to be coupled to a lumen-defining device for receiving bodily-fluids from the patient, the first outlet port configured to fluidically couple the pre-sample reservoir to the diverter and the second outlet port configured to couple a sample reservoir to the diverter; a flow controller at least partially disposed within the diverter and configured to be moved between a first configuration in which the flow controller defines at least a portion of a first fluid flow path between the inlet port and the first outlet port, and a second configuration in which the flow controller defines at least a portion of a second fluid flow path between the inlet port and the second outlet port, the inlet port being sequestered from the first fluid flow path when the flow controller is in the second configuration such that contaminants in the first volume of bodily-fluid are sequestered in the pre-sample reservoir; and a movable member movably coupleable to the diverter and configured to be moved through the second outlet port between a first configuration in which the sample reservoir is sequestered from the second outlet port and the second fluid flow path, and a second configuration in which the sample reservoir is in fluid communication with the second fluid flow path, the sample reservoir configured to receive a second volume of bodily-fluid withdrawn from the patient when the flow controller is in the second configuration and the movable member is in the second configuration, the second fluid flow path configured to be substantially unobstructed when the second movable member is in the first configuration and when the second movable member is in the second configuration. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus for obtaining a bodily-fluid sample from a patient, the apparatus comprising:
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a pre-sample reservoir configured to receive a first volume of bodily-fluid withdrawn from the patient; a diverter including a housing and a distribution member, the housing defining a first fluid flow path and a second fluid flow path, the first fluid flow path configured to be in fluid communication with the pre-sample reservoir, the distribution member is at least partially disposed within the housing and defines at least a portion of the second fluid flow path, the distribution member includes a coupling portion in fluid communication with the second fluid flow path and configured to be coupled to a sample reservoir, a portion of the diverter configured to transition between a first configuration in which the sample reservoir is fluidically isolated from the second fluid flow path and a second configuration in which the sample reservoir is in fluid communication with the second fluid flow path, the portion of the diverter configured such that the second fluid flow path is substantially unobstructed when the portion of the diverter is in the first configuration and when the portion of the diverter is in the second configuration; and a flow controller including an inlet port configured to be in fluid communication with a lumen-defining device for receiving bodily-fluids from the patient, the flow controller coupled to the diverter and configured to be moved between a first configuration in which the inlet port is in fluid communication with the first fluid flow path, and a second configuration in which the inlet port is in fluid communication with the second fluid flow path, the inlet port being fluidically isolated from the first fluid flow path when the flow controller is in the second configuration such that contaminants in the first volume of bodily-fluid are sequestered in the pre-sample reservoir. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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