DEVICE FOR ASSISTING THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED

• US 20150335276A1
• Filed: 05/21/2014
• Published: 11/26/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 05/21/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Anthony Chase
• Original Assignee: Anthony Chase
• Inventors: Chase, Anthony
• Application Number:
  US14/283,706
• Publication Number:
  US 20150335276A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150022 for capillary blood or interstitial fluid
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150068 by tissue compression, e.g. with specially designed surface of device contacting the skin area to be pierced
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150358 Strips for collecting blood, e.g. absorbent optical reagent test strips G01N21/8483; chemical reagent test strips G01N33/4875, G01N33/52
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150748 Having means for aiding positioning of the piercing device at a location where the body is to be pierced means for aiding positioning of devices for bringing media into the body A61M5/427, locating blood vessels A61B5/489

Abstract

A device for assisting the visually impaired to collect blood samples for a glucose testing unit is disclosed. The device includes a finger attachment unit having a shape and size that is complementary to a portion of a human finger. An aperture is disposed along a middle section of the finger attachment unit and is in communication with a collection funnel. The collection funnel and the finger engagement unit are arranged at a substantially perpendicular angle to each other, and the collection unit provides an unobstructed pathway through the aperture.

Claims

1. A device for assisting the visually impaired, said device comprising:

an elongated hollow finger attachment unit that includes a main body having a first end, a second end and a middle section;

an aperture disposed within the middle section of the finger attachment unit; and

a collection funnel that includes a generally frusto-conical shaped main body having a first end and a second end,

said second end of the collection funnel being in communication with the aperture of the finger attachment unit, and said collection funnel and said finger attachment unit including a generally orthogonal relationship with each other.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the finger attachment unit includes a generally frusto-conical shape.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein the finger attachment unit is constructed from an elastomeric material that is configured to stretch and conform to a shape of a user'"'"'s finger.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein the finger attachment unit includes a length of approximately 1.75 inches.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein the first end of the finger attachment unit includes a diameter of approximately 1 inch, and the second end of the finger attachment unit includes a diameter of approximately 0.75 inches.

6. The device of claim 1, wherein the collection funnel includes a length of approximately 0.5 inches.

7. The device of claim 1, wherein the first end of the collection funnel includes a diameter of approximately 1.25 inches, and each of the second end of the collection funnel and the aperture include a diameter of approximately 0.5 inches.

8. The device of claim 1, wherein the finger attachment unit and the collection funnel are constructed as a single unitary element.

9. The device of claim 1, wherein the finger attachment unit and the collection funnel are removably secured together.

10. The device of claim 1, wherein the finger attachment unit includes a shape and dimension that is complementary to the shape and dimension of a human finger.