Effusion fluid sucking device
First Claim
1. A device for sucking and collecting an effusion fluid from an organism, comprising:
- a suction cell comprising a suction port for causing the effusion fluid to effuse from the organism by evacuation, and a cavity formed in an end of said suction cell for directly contacting a surface of the organism;
a first disk received in said cavity and for directly contacting the surface of the organism;
wherein said first disk is formed with a plurality of guide grooves on a surface thereof facing said suction port, and a plurality of through holes in said plurality of guide grooves; and
a second disk interposed between said first disk and said suction port, said second disk covering open ends of said plurality of grooves and formed with a through bore aligned with said suction port.
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Abstract
A device for sucking an effusion fluid from the skin of an organism from which keratin has been removed. A disk is received in the cavity of a cell for sucking an effusion fluid in contact with the surface of an organism. Guide grooves are formed in the surface of the disk facing a suction port while holes are formed through the disk in each guide groove. The disk allows a minimum of fluid to remain thereon and guides the fluid toward the suction side in order to enhance efficient collection. When the fluid is collected a plurality of times, the preceding fluid and the following fluid are prevented from being mixed together, insuring accurate measurement.
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28 Claims
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1. A device for sucking and collecting an effusion fluid from an organism, comprising:
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a suction cell comprising a suction port for causing the effusion fluid to effuse from the organism by evacuation, and a cavity formed in an end of said suction cell for directly contacting a surface of the organism; a first disk received in said cavity and for directly contacting the surface of the organism; wherein said first disk is formed with a plurality of guide grooves on a surface thereof facing said suction port, and a plurality of through holes in said plurality of guide grooves; and a second disk interposed between said first disk and said suction port, said second disk covering open ends of said plurality of grooves and formed with a through bore aligned with said suction port. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A device for sucking and collecting a liquid effused from a surface of a multicellular organism comprising:
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a suction cell having a suction port; a cavity in an end of said suction cell, said cavity in communication with said suction port; a disk with at least one guide groove on a suction cell side of said disk, whereby said guide groove for guiding said liquid effused from said surface of said multicellular organism through at least a portion of said cavity; a plurality of through-holes through said disk, said through-holes providing communication between said suction cell side of said disk to an opposite side; and a cover disk on said suction cell side of said disk with at least one guide groove, said cover disk having a lumen in communication with said suction port said cover disk providing a cover on said at least one guide groove. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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