SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR SAMPLING BODILY FLUID
First Claim
1. A fluid sampling device comprising:
- a blunt canula with a lumen extending therethrough;
a platform in fluid communication with said lumen of said blunt canula, said platform comprising a mounting portion having opposing retaining walls; and
a fluid monitoring device coupled to said mounting portion of said platform, said fluid monitoring device being in fluid communication with said lumen of said blunt canula.
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Abstract
A fluid sampling system is disclosed comprising a fluid drawing device and a fluid sampling device. In one embodiment, the fluid sampling device comprises a base portion having a canula, a handle, and a ridge extending around at least a portion of an outer surface; and a top portion having a flange adapted to engage said ridge to couple the top portion to the base portion. In another embodiment, the fluid sampling device comprises a base portion having a canula, a handle, a mounting portion, and a test strip coupled to the base portion at least partially within the mounting portion. In yet another embodiment, the fluid sampling device comprises a test strip housing for receiving an end of a test strip therein. Extending from an end of the test strip housing is a blunt canula.
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20 Claims
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1. A fluid sampling device comprising:
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a blunt canula with a lumen extending therethrough; a platform in fluid communication with said lumen of said blunt canula, said platform comprising a mounting portion having opposing retaining walls; and a fluid monitoring device coupled to said mounting portion of said platform, said fluid monitoring device being in fluid communication with said lumen of said blunt canula. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for sampling a bodily fluid, comprising the steps:
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providing a fluid sampling device, said fluid sampling device comprising; a blunt canula having a lumen extending therethrough, said blunt canula being adapted for insertion into a sample port of a central line; a base portion in fluid communication with said blunt canula, said base portion comprising a mounting portion and an aperture, each of said mounting portion and said aperture being in fluid communication with said lumen of said blunt canula; and means for detecting properties of a fluid sample coupled to said base portion at least partly within said mounting portion, said means for detecting being in fluid communication with said lumen of said blunt canula; inserting said blunt canula into said sample port to create fluid communication between said central line and said lumen of said blunt canula to enable fluid within said central line to flow into said fluid sampling device; and
analyzing the fluid sample received within said fluid sampling device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A medical device comprising:
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a fluid sampling device adapted to be in fluid communication with a sample port of an intravenous tube, said fluid sampling device comprising; a test strip adapted to receive a fluid sample; a test strip receptacle having an interior portion adapted to receive at least a portion of said test strip therein; and a blunt canula extending from an end of said test strip receptacle, said blunt canula having a lumen extending therethrough, said lumen being in fluid communication with said interior portion of said test strip receptacle and said test strip. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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