Blunt cannula and filter assembly and method of use with point-of-care testing cartridge
First Claim
1. A blunt cannula assembly comprising a cannula having a proximal end, a distal end and a lumen extending between said ends, said blunt cannula defining an annular step in the lumen and facing towards said proximal end, portions of said lumen adjacent said proximal end defining a tapered opening dimensioned and configured for fluid-tight mating with a Luer tip, a filter mounted in said lumen between said step and said tapered opening so that said Luer tip inserted into said tapered opening is opposed to said filter, portions of said blunt cannula adjacent said distal end having a pair of converging diametrically opposite triangular projections meeting at a well defined tip, said triangular projections being separated from one another by oppositely facing ports.
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Abstract
A kit includes a point-of-care testing cartridge and a blunt cannula assembly. The blunt cannula assembly includes a blunt cannula that has a filter therein for filtering cellular components from whole blood and enabling plasma to be delivered by the blunt cannula to the testing cartridge.
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- 1. A blunt cannula assembly comprising a cannula having a proximal end, a distal end and a lumen extending between said ends, said blunt cannula defining an annular step in the lumen and facing towards said proximal end, portions of said lumen adjacent said proximal end defining a tapered opening dimensioned and configured for fluid-tight mating with a Luer tip, a filter mounted in said lumen between said step and said tapered opening so that said Luer tip inserted into said tapered opening is opposed to said filter, portions of said blunt cannula adjacent said distal end having a pair of converging diametrically opposite triangular projections meeting at a well defined tip, said triangular projections being separated from one another by oppositely facing ports.
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