DELIVERING AND/OR RECEIVING FLUIDS
First Claim
1. A device for receiving fluid from a subject, the device comprising:
- a fluid transporter including an opening and a flow activator, the flow activator being arranged to cause fluid to be released from the subject;
a deployment actuator constructed and arranged to move the flow activator in a deployment direction; and
a retraction actuator constructed and arranged to move the flow activator in a retraction direction.
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Abstract
The present invention generally relates to receiving bodily fluid through a device opening. In one aspect, the device includes a flow activator arranged to cause fluid to be released from a subject. A deployment actuator may actuate the flow activator in a deployment direction, which may in turn cause fluid release from a subject. The flow activator may also be moved in a retraction direction by a retraction actuator. In one aspect, the device may include a vacuum source that may help facilitate fluid flow into the opening of the device and/or may help facilitate fluid flow from the opening to a storage chamber. In one aspect, a device actuator may enable fluid communication between the opening and the vacuum source and the flow activator may be actuated after the enablement of fluid communication.
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Citations
98 Claims
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1. A device for receiving fluid from a subject, the device comprising:
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a fluid transporter including an opening and a flow activator, the flow activator being arranged to cause fluid to be released from the subject; a deployment actuator constructed and arranged to move the flow activator in a deployment direction; and a retraction actuator constructed and arranged to move the flow activator in a retraction direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A device for receiving fluid from a subject, the device comprising:
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an opening arranged to receive a fluid; and a flow activator that is at a first distance from the opening before deployment and a second distance from the opening after retraction, the first distance being different from the second distance.
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58. A device for receiving fluid from a subject, the device comprising:
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a fluid transporter including an opening and a flow activator, the flow activator being movable for deployment to cause fluid to be released from the subject and being movable for retraction away from the subject; and an effector that includes only mechanical components and is free of electronic control that moves the flow activator for deployment and retraction, wherein deployment movement of the flow activator occurs substantially faster than retraction movement of the flow activator. - View Dependent Claims (59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70)
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71. A device for receiving fluid from a subject, the device comprising:
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a fluid transporter including an opening and a flow activator, the flow activator being arranged to cause fluid to be released from the subject; a vacuum source providing a pressure less than ambient pressure; and a channel creating a fluidic coupling between the opening and the vacuum source, wherein the flow activator is actuated after enablement of fluid communication between the opening and the vacuum source along the channel. - View Dependent Claims (72, 73, 74, 75, 81, 82, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90)
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83-84. -84. (canceled)
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91. (canceled)
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92. A device for receiving fluid from a subject, the device comprising:
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a vacuum source providing a pressure less than ambient pressure; a fluid transporter including an opening and a flow activator arranged to cause fluid to be released from the subject, the flow activator being movable in a deployment direction and a retraction direction; and a channel creating a fluidic coupling between the opening and the vacuum source, wherein fluid communication between the opening and the vacuum source through the channel is enabled before the flow activator is moved in the retraction direction. - View Dependent Claims (93)
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94. A device for receiving fluid from a subject, the device comprising:
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a fluid transporter including an opening and a flow activator, the flow activator being arranged to cause fluid to be released from the subject; a vacuum source providing a pressure less than ambient pressure; a channel creating a fluidic coupling between the opening and the vacuum source; and a device actuator that actuates the flow activator and enables fluid communication between the opening and the vacuum source along the channel.
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95. A device for receiving fluid from a subject, the device comprising:
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a fluid transporter including a flow activator, the flow activator being arranged to cause fluid to be released from the subject; and an effector having an initial stored potential energy prior to any deployment movement of the flow activator, the effector being arranged to release the stored potential energy to retract the flow activator.
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96. A device for receiving fluid from a subject, the device comprising:
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a housing including a flow activator, the flow activator being arranged to cause fluid to be released from the subject and being moveable relative to the housing; a deployment actuator arranged to move the flow activator in a deployment direction; and a retraction actuator arranged to move the flow activator in a retraction direction, wherein the flow activator, the deployment actuator, and the retraction actuator are substantially concentrically aligned. - View Dependent Claims (97, 98)
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Specification