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Method and apparatus for obtaining blood for diagnostic tests

  • US 6,093,156 A
  • Filed: 12/02/1997
  • Issued: 07/25/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/06/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An apparatus suitable for obtaining a sample of blood from skin for analysis in a diagnostic test, comprising;

  • (a) a housing having a sealable chamber located therein and a sealable opening in fluid communication with said sealable chamber,(b) a power source positioned in said housing,(c) a vacuum pump positioned in said housing, said vacuum pump operably connected to said power source, said vacuum pump in communication with said sealable chamber,(d) a lancing assembly positioned in said housing, said lancing assembly both capable of moving a lancet towards said sealable opening at a sufficient speed to form an opening in said skin and capable of retracting said lancet from said skin to form an unobstructed opening in said skin, and(e) a fluid collector positioned in said sealable chamber, said fluid collector in fluid communication with said sealable opening.

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