Fluid sample collection and introduction device and method
First Claim
1. A fluid sample collection device comprising:
- a housing having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is different from the second end;
a female luer fitting adapted to the first end of the housing;
a capillary tube having a first end extending into the second end of the housing and fluidly connected to the narrow end of the female luer fitting; and
means for supporting the capillary tube within the housing.
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Abstract
A device and method for collecting a fluid sample and introducing it into a sensing device for real time analysis providing flexibility and simplicity in the way sample fluid sample collection is accomplished and cooperating with a disposable cartridge of the sensing device to permit quick and easy sample introduction and eliminate the risk of sample spillage, an exemplary embodiment of the collection device includes a capillary tube capable of receiving or drawing a fluid sample and introducing the fluid sample into the disposable cartridge, a reservoir chamber capable of receiving a fluid sample and a capillary tube holder capable of supporting one end of the capillary tube in the reservoir chamber to draw the fluid sample by capillary action. Alternative embodiments of the invention are used in combination with the variety of blood collection assemblies employed by the medical industry to collect fluid samples.
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18 Claims
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1. A fluid sample collection device comprising:
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a housing having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is different from the second end; a female luer fitting adapted to the first end of the housing; a capillary tube having a first end extending into the second end of the housing and fluidly connected to the narrow end of the female luer fitting; and means for supporting the capillary tube within the housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of collecting fluid samples with a fluid sample collection device including a housing having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is different from the second end, a female luer fitting adapted to the first end of the reservoir chamber housing for receiving a fluid sample from a fluid delivery system, a capillary tube having a first end extending into the second end of the housing and fluidly connected to the narrow end of the female luer fitting and means for supporting one end of the capillary tube in the housing, comprising the steps of:
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collecting a fluid sample with the fluid delivery system; mating the fluid delivery system with the female luer fitting; and delivering at least a portion of the fluid sample into the capillary tube with the fluid delivery system. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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