Blood sampling device
First Claim
1. A blood sampling kit for obtaining a blood sample from a patient, said kit comprising:
- a syringe assembly having first outer diameter, an elongate barrel section with a reduced diameter distal end and a piston member movably positioned in said barrel section to form a sample chamber between said distal end of said barrel section and said piston member;
a stopper assembly having distal and proximal ends and a second outer diameter, said stopper assembly further including a needle piercable diaphragm member operatively associated therewith;
an elongate and generally cylindrical blood collection tube holder having distal and proximal ends and an inner diameter, said blood collection tube holder further including a needle with distal and proximal needle points thereon wherein said needle is operatively associated with said distal end of said blood collection tube holder; and
said stopper assembly is sized to be completely received in said blood collection tube holder and said second outer diameter of said stopper assembly is intermediate said first outer diameter of said syringe assembly and said inner diameter of said blood collection tube holder.
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Abstract
A blood sampling kit and the method of using the blood sampling kit are disclosed wherein an arterial blood gas syringe having a venting means associated therewith is used in combination with a blood collection tube holder having a double ended needle mounted therein and a stopper assembly consisting generally of a cylindrical member with a central opening and a flexible diaphragm member extending across the opening such that the stopper assembly and syringe assembly are inserted into the blood collection tube holder to obtain a blood sample from a patient in the syringe assembly and, once the blood sample is obtained, the syringe assembly and stopper assembly are removed from the blood collection tube holder and the stopper assembly protects the blood sample from exposure to the atmosphere.
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26 Claims
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1. A blood sampling kit for obtaining a blood sample from a patient, said kit comprising:
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a syringe assembly having first outer diameter, an elongate barrel section with a reduced diameter distal end and a piston member movably positioned in said barrel section to form a sample chamber between said distal end of said barrel section and said piston member; a stopper assembly having distal and proximal ends and a second outer diameter, said stopper assembly further including a needle piercable diaphragm member operatively associated therewith; an elongate and generally cylindrical blood collection tube holder having distal and proximal ends and an inner diameter, said blood collection tube holder further including a needle with distal and proximal needle points thereon wherein said needle is operatively associated with said distal end of said blood collection tube holder; and said stopper assembly is sized to be completely received in said blood collection tube holder and said second outer diameter of said stopper assembly is intermediate said first outer diameter of said syringe assembly and said inner diameter of said blood collection tube holder. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A stopper assembly for use with a syringe and a blood collection tube holder having a needle associated therewith to obtain a blood sampling from a patient, said stopper assembly comprising:
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a housing assembly having distal and proximal ends and an outer circumference sized to be fully received in a blood collection tube holder, said housing assembly being constructed of a first material and including a central opening extending generally therethrough; a flexible diaphragm member positioned across said central opening and constructed of a second material which is more flexible than said first material and said diaphragm member is positioned across said central opening such that a distal opening is formed adjacent to said distal end that is larger than a proximal opening formed adjacent said proximal end. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A blood sampling kit comprising:
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a syringe assembly having a first diameter and a generally tubular barrel section with an open proximal end and a reduced diameter distal end, a plunger rod and a piston member adapted to be movable in said barrel section to form a sample chamber between said piston member and said distal end of said barrel section; a venting means operatively associated with said syringe assembly wherein said venting means is adapted to vent air from said sample chamber while retaining a collected blood sample therein; a stopper assembly having a second diameter and distal and proximal ends, said stopper assembly including a housing section with a generally centrally located opening extending therethrough and a flexible diaphragm member wherein said diaphragm member is oriented to extend across said opening to form a distal opening distally thereof and a proximal opening proximally thereof; a blood collection tube holder having a first inner diameter and an open proximal end adapted to receive said stopper assembly and said syringe assembly therethrough and a reduced diameter distal end with a needle associated therewith wherein said needle includes distal and proximal sections thereon and a hub means for operatively mounting said needle on said blood collection tube holder; and wherein said second diameter of said stopper assembly is smaller than said inner diameter of said blood collection tube holder such that said stopper assembly is fully received therein and said distal end of said stopper assembly operatively contacts said reduced diameter distal end of said blood collection tube holder and wherein said proximal needle section extends through said distal opening and said diaphragm member in said stopper assembly to communicate with said sample chamber. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for obtaining a blood sample from a patient including the steps of
positioning a piston member in the elongate barrel section of a first syringe assembly having an open proximal end and a reduced diameter distal end to form a sample chamber between the piston member and the distal end of the barrel section; -
placing a stopper assembly on the distal end of the first syringe assembly wherein the stopper assembly includes a generally cylindrical housing section and a flexible diaphragm member associated therewith; inserting the distal end of a needle having proximal and distal ends into a blood vessel of a patient wherein the needle is operatively associate with a blood collection tube holder having an open proximal end; inserting the first syringe assembly and stopper assembly combination into the open proximal end of a blood collection tube holder having a needle with distal and proximal ends thereon and wherein the distal end of the needle has previously been inserted into a blood vessel in a patient and containing insertion of the combination into the blood collection tube holder until the proximal end of the needle passes through the diaphragm member of the stopper assembly and into the distal end of the syringe assembly; and collecting a blood sample from a patient in the sample chamber of the first syringe assembly. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A stopper assembly and blood collection tube holder for use in a blood sampling kit, said stopper assembly and tube holder comprising:
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an elongate tubular member having an open proximal end and a reduced diameter distal end, a housing assembly having an outer circumference, distal and proximal ends and an opening extending generally therethrough between said distal and proximal ends said housing assembly being sized to be fully received in said tubular member, a flexible diaphragm member fixedly attached to said housing assembly and extending across said opening in said housing assembly such that the distance between said distal end of said housing assembly and said diaphragm member is greater than the distance between said proximal end of said housing assembly and said diaphragm member. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. A blood sampling kit comprising:
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a syringe assembly including an elongate barrel section having an open proximal end and a reduced diameter distal end and a piston member having distal and proximal ends and said piston member is adapted to be movably positioned in said barrel section, means for venting air operatively associated with said syringe assembly to allow air to selectively flow between said distal end of said piston member and said proximal end of said barrel section, a stopper assembly including a needle piercable diaphragm member operatively associated therewith, said stopper assembly including a distal opening thereon and a proximal end adapted to be operatively associated with said distal end of said barrel section, an elongate and generally cylindrical member having an open proximal end and a reduced diameter distal end wherein said stopper assembly and said distal end of said barrel section are adapted to be fully received therein, and an elongate needle means operatively associated with said distal end of said cylindrical member, said needle means including a proximal needle point thereon to pierce said diaphragm member and includes a sleeve member thereon which is received in said distal opening of said stopper assembly. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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26. A blood sampling kit comprising:
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a syringe assembly including an elongate barrel section having an inner diameter, an open proximal end and a reduced diameter distal end and a plunger member including a piston member thereon, said piston member including distal and proximal ends thereon and said piston member is operatively movable in said barrel section between said distal and proximal ends of said barrel section, means for venting on said piston member to allow air to selectively flow between said distal end of said plunger member and said proximal end of said barrel section, a stopper assembly including an outer diameter, distal and proximal ends thereon and a diaphragm member operatively associated therewith to form a distal opening between said distal end and said diaphragm member and a proximal opening between said proximal end and said diaphragm wherein said proximal opening between said proximal end and said diaphragm wherein said proximal opening is smaller than said distal opening and said proximal opening is sized to receive a portion of said syringe assembly therein, an elongate and generally cylindrical member having an inner diameter sized to receive the entire stopper assembly therein, an open proximal end and a reduced diameter distal end, an elongate needle member having distal and proximal needle sections with a hub means therebetween wherein said hub means is operatively associated with said distal end of said cylindrical member such that said distal needle section extends distally thereof and said proximal needle section extends into said inner diameter of said cylindrical member, said proximal needle section including a sleeve member thereon, and wherein said stopper assembly is sized such that said distal end of said stopper assembly operatively contacts said distal end of said cylindrical member along said inner diameter thereof, said sleeve member is received in said distal opening of said stopper assembly and said proximal needle section extends through said distal opening and diaphragm member to a position distally of said distal end of said piston member.
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Specification