Biological fluid sampling apparatus

• US 20030176813A1
• Filed: 11/15/2002
• Published: 09/18/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 07/29/1999
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Baxter International Inc.
• Original Assignee: Baxter International Inc.
• Inventors: Peterson, Grant A., Rondeau, Georges, Joie, Michel, Mathias, Jean-Marie, Bombino, Armando
• Application Number:
  US10/295,151
• Publication Number:
  US 20030176813A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/576
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/15003 for venous or arterial blood
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150282 for piercing elements, e.g. blade, lancet, canula, needle
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150305 Packages specially adapted for piercing devices or blood sampling devices kits for diabetes A61M5/003; packaging in general B65D
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150366 Blood collection bags, e.g. connected to the patient by a catheter comprising means for removing a small sample of collected blood from the bag collection bags as such A61J1/05, A61M1/0209
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150396 Specific tip design, e.g. for improved penetration characteristics
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150511 Details of construction of shaft
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150572 Pierceable protectors, e.g. shields, caps, sleeves or films, e.g. for hygienic purposes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150732 Needle holders, for instance for holding the needle by the hub, used for example with double-ended needle and pre-evacuated tube,
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150755 Blood sample preparation for further analysis, e.g. by separating blood components or by mixing
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150992 Blood sampling from a fluid line external to a patient, such as a catheter line, combined with an infusion line; blood sampling from indwelling needle sets, e.g. sealable ports, luer couplings, valves tubing connectors and couplings A61M39/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/154 Devices using pre-evacuated means
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/155 Devices specially adapted for continuous or multiple sampling, e.g. at predetermined intervals devices loaded with multiple lancets simultaneously A61B5/15146
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/0209 Multiple bag systems for separating or storing blood components
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/0236 with sampling means, e.g. sample bag or sampling port
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/3693 using separation based on different densities of components, e.g. centrifuging

Abstract

A sampling apparatus is disclosed that includes a sample container and a sample device receiver in communication with tubing connected to the container. The receiver being adapted to receive a sampling device for withdrawing a fluid sample from the tubing and may be directly attached to a connector located between segments of the tubing.

Claims

1. Sampling apparatus comprising a blood component collection container;

fluid flow tubing having one end connected to the collection container;

a connector located along said tubing for accessing the fluid contents of the tubing and

a sample device receiver fixedly attached to the connector, the receiver being adapted to receive a sampling device for withdrawing fluid from the tubing.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 in which the connector includes a port and the sample device receiver has an end projection fixedly attached to the port.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 in which the sample device receiver includes a needle and a generally cylindrical housing enclosing the needle, the housing being open at one end for receiving a sample device.

4. The apparatus of claim 3 further comprising an openable closure covering the open end of the housing.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 in which the connector comprises at least three ports and the tubing comprises at least two tubing segments, one tubing segment being attached to one port, the other tubing segment being attached to a second port and the sample device receiver being attached to a third port.

6. The apparatus of claim 5 wherein the sample device receiver is attached directly to the third port of the connector.

7. The apparatus of claim 6 in which the sample device receiver has a hollow end projection and the projection is received within the third port.

8. The apparatus of claim 5 in which the connector comprises a one-piece molded plastic fitting.

9. The apparatus of claim 5 in which the connector comprises a generally V-shaped, Y-shaped or T-shaped fitting.