Device for sampling blood droplets under vacuum conditions
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Abstract
A blood extraction device (100) and method for withdrawing a controlled number of drops of blood from a patient, in whom there is created an incision of such dimension that blood does not freely flow therefrom. A release unit (160) urges drops of blood to flow from the incision, for example by applying a vacuum, and a disabling unit (145, 146, 170) is coupled to the incision unit for disabling the release unit when a predetermined number of drops of blood have been withdrawn.
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29 Claims
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17. A blood extraction device for withdrawing a quantity of blood from a patient, said blood extraction device comprising:
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an incision unit for creating an incision in the patient;
a release unit for urging blood drops to flow from said incision; and
a disabling unit coupled to the incision unit for disabling the release unit;
characterized in that;
a collecting receptacle is disposed in spaced relationship with the release unit for collecting discrete drops of blood that freely fall thereon; and
the disabling unit is adapted to disable the release unit when a predetermined number of discrete drops of blood have been withdrawn. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method for withdrawing a quantity of blood from a patient, said method comprising:
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creating an incision in the patient;
urging blood drops to flow from said incision; and
inhibiting blood flow;
in that;
blood flows from the incision and falls onto a collection receptacle disposed in spaced relationship with the release unit for collecting discrete drops of blood that freely fall thereon; and
said inhibiting blood flow is performed when a predetermined number of discrete drops of blood have been withdrawn. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28)
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29. A body fluid testing device for performing chemical testing of a body fluid sample, said testing device comprising:
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a chemical test strip holder for receiving a single use chemical test strip on which drops of the fluid are collected;
a drop counting unit responsive to blood flowing freely onto the chemical test strip for signaling when a predetermined number of discrete drops of body fluid have been applied to said chemical test strip;
an imaging device for imaging the chemical test result obtained by the chemical test strip; and
an electronic circuit coupled to said imaging device for transmitting data representative of an image of the result to a remote unit.
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