Mechanically actuated vacuum controlled fluid collection
First Claim
1. A fluid collection device, comprising:
- a housing having a fluid chamber configured to receive, measure and retain a fluid and an opening to the fluid chamber;
a mechanically-actuated, non-adjustable vacuum controller to draw in a fixed, predetermined amount of the fluid into the fluid chamber through the opening, the predetermined amount of fluid being fixed by either a part of the housing, or a part disposed within the housing, the part thereby limiting an extent to which the vacuum controller draws in fluid;
the mechanically-activated vacuum controller being further configured to thereby store the fixed, predetermined volume of fluid in the fluid chamber, as the fixed, predetermined volume of fluid is drawn sequentially through the opening and then into the fluid chamber by the mechanically-actuated vacuum controller; and
the fluid chamber further configured to hold the fixed, predetermined amount of fluid for transport within the device.
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Abstract
A mechanically-actuated vacuum-controlled fluid collection system includes a mechanically-actuated vacuum controller (MA VC) to draw fluid into a chamber through the opening to the chamber. The system may include a releasable seal to seal the opening, and the MAVC may include a spring-loaded plunger to create a vacuum within the chamber when sealed. The system includes multiple fluid chambers, and may further include a single actuator or multiple corresponding actuators. The system may be configured to add a pre-loadable reagent to fluid drawn into the one or more chambers, and may be configured to add the reagent in proportion to a volume of the fluid. The system may be controllable to release collected fluid to another device, such as for assay and/or transport. The system may be configured to draw a liquid biological sample such as urine, and may include a fluid interface to draw fluid from a biological sample container.
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1. A fluid collection device, comprising:
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a housing having a fluid chamber configured to receive, measure and retain a fluid and an opening to the fluid chamber; a mechanically-actuated, non-adjustable vacuum controller to draw in a fixed, predetermined amount of the fluid into the fluid chamber through the opening, the predetermined amount of fluid being fixed by either a part of the housing, or a part disposed within the housing, the part thereby limiting an extent to which the vacuum controller draws in fluid; the mechanically-activated vacuum controller being further configured to thereby store the fixed, predetermined volume of fluid in the fluid chamber, as the fixed, predetermined volume of fluid is drawn sequentially through the opening and then into the fluid chamber by the mechanically-actuated vacuum controller; and the fluid chamber further configured to hold the fixed, predetermined amount of fluid for transport within the device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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