Kit for drawing a blood sample

• US 6,264,619 B1
• Filed: 09/01/1999
• Issued: 07/24/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 09/01/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Becton, Dickinson & Co
• Original Assignee: Becton, Dickinson & Co
• Inventors: Ferguson, Margie
• Primary Examiner(s): Lacyk, John P.
• Assistant Examiner(s): WINGOOD, PAMELA LYNN
• Application Number:
  US09/387,816
• Time in Patent Office: 692 Days
• Field of Search: 600/573, 600/578, 600/583, 600/584, 206/569, 606/181
• US Class Current: 600/573
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/15003 for venous or arterial blood
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150305 Packages specially adapted for piercing devices or blood sampling devices kits for diabetes A61M5/003; packaging in general B65D
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150389 Hollow piercing elements, e.g. canulas, needles, for piercing the skin
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150572 Pierceable protectors, e.g. shields, caps, sleeves or films, e.g. for hygienic purposes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150732 Needle holders, for instance for holding the needle by the hub, used for example with double-ended needle and pre-evacuated tube,
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/15074 Needle sets comprising wings, e.g. butterfly type, for ease of handling
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/154 Devices using pre-evacuated means
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 25/002 Packages specially adapted therefor combined with means for introducing catheters, e.g. dispensers, A61M25/0113; catheter kit packages for surgical articles A61B50/30

Abstract

A kit containing all the materials needed to take a blood sample from a neonatal patient, a pediatric patient, a juvenile patient or an adult patient. The materials are supplied in a plastic package suitable for sterilization.

Claims

1. A kit of materials for drawing a blood sample from a patient comprising:

a) skin sterilizing means;

b) gauze;

c) holding means for a blood sample;

d) skin penetrating means;

e) means for delivery of said blood sample from said penetrating means to said holding means; and

f) packaging means including a hermetically sealable cover whereby said kit is sterilizable.

2. The kit of claim 1 wherein said holding means is selected from the group consisting of a tube, vial, test strip and syringe barrel.

3. The kit of claim 1 wherein said skin penetrating means is a penetrating needle or a lancet.

4. The kit of claim 1 further comprising at least one item selected from the group consisting of a syringe plunger, a tourniquet, a glove, an adhesive strip and a tube holder.

5. The kit of claim 2 wherein said tube contains a reagent useful for blood analysis.

6. A kit of materials for drawing a blood sample from a neonatal patient comprising an alcohol swab, a plain swab, a lancet, a blood collection microtube and a glove.

7. A kit of materials for diabetic home care use comprising a lancet, an alcohol swab, an adhesive strip, a blood meter strip, a plain gauze and glove and packaging means including a hermetically sealable cover whereby said dit is sterilizable.

8. A kit of materials for drawing a blood sample from a pediatric patient comprising an alcohol swab, a plain gauze, a 21 gauge double-ended needle with hub, a tube holder, a tourniquet, a glove, an evacuated blood collection tube containing an anticoagulant, and an evacuated blood collection tube containing a clotting activator and a serum separating gel.

9. A kit of materials for drawing a blood sample from an adult patient comprising an alcohol swab, a plain gauze, a blood collection set, a tube holder, a tourniquet, a glove, an adhesive, an evacuated blood collection tube containing an anticoagulant and an evacuated tube containing a clotting activator and a serum separating gel.

10. A kit of materials for drawing a blood sample from a patient comprising:

a) skin sterilizing means;

b) gauze;

c) holding means for a blood sample;

d) skin penetrating means;

e) a blood collection set;

f) at least one item selected from the group consisting of a syringe plunger, a tourniquet, a glove, an adhesive strip and a tube holder; and

g) packaging means including a hermetically sealable cover whereby said kit is sterilizable.