Analyte detection system with periodic sample draw and laboratory-grade analyzer
First Claim
1. A system for analyzing a body fluid of a patient, said system comprising:
- a fluid transport network having a patient end configured to provide fluid communication with said body fluid in said patient, and a fluid delivery point spaced from said patient end;
a pump system coupled to said fluid transport network, said pump system having an infusion mode in which said pump system is operable to pump an infusion fluid toward said patient end of said fluid transport network, and a draw mode in which said pump system is operable to draw said body fluid from said patient into said fluid transport network through said patient end;
at least one fluid holder located near said fluid delivery point of said fluid transport network and positioned to receive a portion of said body fluid delivered to said delivery point by said fluid transport network; and
a laboratory-grade fluid analyzer configured to receive said fluid holder and measure at least one analyte in said portion of said body fluid.
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Abstract
An embodiment of a system for analyzing a body fluid of a patient comprises a fluid transport network that has a patient end configured to provide fluid communication with the body fluid in the patient and a fluid delivery point spaced from the patient end. A pump system is coupled to the fluid transport network. The pump system has an infusion mode in which the pump system is operable to pump an infusion fluid toward the patient end of the fluid transport network. The pump system has a draw mode in which the pump system is operable to draw the body fluid from the patient into the fluid transport network through the patient end. The system further comprises at least one fluid holder located near the fluid delivery point of the fluid transport network. The at least one fluid holder is positioned to receive a portion of the body fluid delivered to the delivery point by the fluid transport network. A laboratory-grade fluid analyzer is configured to receive the fluid holder and to measure at least one analyte in the portion of the body fluid.
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41 Claims
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1. A system for analyzing a body fluid of a patient, said system comprising:
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a fluid transport network having a patient end configured to provide fluid communication with said body fluid in said patient, and a fluid delivery point spaced from said patient end;
a pump system coupled to said fluid transport network, said pump system having an infusion mode in which said pump system is operable to pump an infusion fluid toward said patient end of said fluid transport network, and a draw mode in which said pump system is operable to draw said body fluid from said patient into said fluid transport network through said patient end;
at least one fluid holder located near said fluid delivery point of said fluid transport network and positioned to receive a portion of said body fluid delivered to said delivery point by said fluid transport network; and
a laboratory-grade fluid analyzer configured to receive said fluid holder and measure at least one analyte in said portion of said body fluid. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method for analyzing a body fluid of a patient with a laboratory-grade fluid analyzer having a fluid transport network with a patient end providing fluid communication with said body fluid in said patient, and a fluid delivery point spaced apart from said patient end, said method comprising:
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through said patient end of said fluid transport network, infusing said patient with an infusion fluid and drawing said body fluid from said patient;
delivering, to a fluid holder located near said fluid delivery point of said fluid transport network, at least a portion of said drawn body fluid;
with said fluid holder, measuring at least one analyte in said portion of said body fluid. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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