Adaptor for use with point-of-care testing cartridge
First Claim
1. An adaptor for use with a testing cartridge and a syringe to facilitate delivery of a fluid specimen from said syringe to said testing cartridge, said testing cartridge having a housing with top and bottom walls defining a thickness for said testing cartridge, said testing cartridge further having a pair of opposed side walls and a pair of opposed end walls extending between said too and bottom walls, said entry port of said testing cartridge extending through said top wall at a first distance from one said side wall and at a second distance from one said end wall, said adaptor comprising:
- a bottom wall, a positioning wall extending angularly from said bottom wall, a support wall cantilevered from said positioning wall and spaced from said bottom wall, a tapered tube connected to said support wall at a location spaced from said positioning wall, said tapered tube having an outlet end, an inlet end and a passage extending between said ends, said outlet end being spaced from said bottom wall, of said adaptor by a distance greater than the thickness of said testing cartridge and being spaced from said positioning wall by a distance substantially equal to said first distance, whereby said outlet end of said tapered tube substantially aligns with said entry port of said testing cartridge when said bottom wall and said positioning wall of said adaptor are engaged with said bottom wall and said side wall of said testing cartridge.
2 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
An adaptor is provided to facilitate delivery of a fluid specimen from a syringe to a point-of-care testing cartridge. The adaptor includes a tube with an outlet end, an inlet end and a passage extending between the ends. The outlet end of the tube is dimensioned for mating with the entry port of the testing cartridge. The inlet end of the tube is dimensioned for mating with the syringe. The adaptor further includes a support wall extending transversely from the tube and at least one positioning wall extending from the support wall. The positioning wall is spaced transversely from the outlet of the tube by a distance substantially equal to the distance between a side wall of the testing cartridge and the entry port of the testing cartridge. A bottom wall and a lock arm extend from the positioning wall. The bottom wall of the adaptor engages the bottom wall of the testing cartridge and the lock arm of the adaptor engages the top wall of the testing cartridge.
-
Citations
10 Claims
-
1. An adaptor for use with a testing cartridge and a syringe to facilitate delivery of a fluid specimen from said syringe to said testing cartridge, said testing cartridge having a housing with top and bottom walls defining a thickness for said testing cartridge, said testing cartridge further having a pair of opposed side walls and a pair of opposed end walls extending between said too and bottom walls, said entry port of said testing cartridge extending through said top wall at a first distance from one said side wall and at a second distance from one said end wall, said adaptor comprising:
- a bottom wall, a positioning wall extending angularly from said bottom wall, a support wall cantilevered from said positioning wall and spaced from said bottom wall, a tapered tube connected to said support wall at a location spaced from said positioning wall, said tapered tube having an outlet end, an inlet end and a passage extending between said ends, said outlet end being spaced from said bottom wall, of said adaptor by a distance greater than the thickness of said testing cartridge and being spaced from said positioning wall by a distance substantially equal to said first distance, whereby said outlet end of said tapered tube substantially aligns with said entry port of said testing cartridge when said bottom wall and said positioning wall of said adaptor are engaged with said bottom wall and said side wall of said testing cartridge.
- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
- 8. An adaptor for a testing cartridge, said adaptor comprising a bottom wall, first and second positioning walls angularly aligned to one another and projecting rigidly and unitarily from the bottom wall, a support wall cantilevered rigidly and unitarily from said first positioning wall and a tapered tube extending rigidly and unitarily from an end of said support wall spaced from said first and second positioning walls, said tapered tube being aligned substantially perpendicular to said bottom wall and being spaced from said bottom wall, said tapered tube having an outlet end substantially opposed to said bottom wall, and inlet end and a passage extending between said ends, said inlet end defining a Luer taper, whereby said inlet end of said tapered tube of said adaptor is releasably engageable with a Luer fitting of a syringe for delivering a liquid specimen to a point-of-care testing cartridge supported on said bottom wall of said adaptor.
Specification