Needle for body fluid tester
First Claim
1. A method of forming a needle having a bent tip, the method comprising:
- providing a body having a wall defining a lumen and an exterior surface, said body comprising a penetration end having a beveled face wherein the intersection of said beveled face and said wall forms a penetration tip; and
bending said beveled face to displace said penetration tip beyond said exterior surface.
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Abstract
An apparatus for collecting a body fluid for testing for an analyte includes a needle for penetrating a patient'"'"'s skin to access the fluid within the skin. The needle has a hollow body extending from a first end to a second end. An interior surface of the body defines a fluid pathway extending between the ends. The second end is positioned to deposit fluid for testing. The first end has a beveled face on a front side of the body. The beveled face terminates at a penetration tip with the beveled face having an opening in communication with the fluid pathway. The penetration tip is burnished to a rounded shape and bent to facilitate low pain and rapid fluid collection.
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4 Claims
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1. A method of forming a needle having a bent tip, the method comprising:
- providing a body having a wall defining a lumen and an exterior surface, said body comprising a penetration end having a beveled face wherein the intersection of said beveled face and said wall forms a penetration tip; and
bending said beveled face to displace said penetration tip beyond said exterior surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
said body has a front side and a back side and said beveled face is positioned on said front side; and
said beveled face is bent at an angle in the range from about 20° and
about 40°
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- providing a body having a wall defining a lumen and an exterior surface, said body comprising a penetration end having a beveled face wherein the intersection of said beveled face and said wall forms a penetration tip; and
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3. The method of claim 1 wherein said bending comprises:
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placing a fulcrum at a selected location on said beveled face;
urging said beveled face towards said fulcrum whereby said beveled face is bent at said selected location and said penetration tip is displaced beyond said exterior surface.
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4. The method of claim 1 wherein said beveled face has inner and outer peripheral edges, the method further comprising:
dulling said inner and outer peripheral edges.
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