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Systems and methods for collecting fluid from a subject

  • US 9,295,417 B2
  • Filed: 04/26/2012
  • Issued: 03/29/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/29/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A device for receiving bodily fluid from a subject, the device comprising:

  • a fluid transporter including a flow activator having one or more needles, the fluid transporter further including an opening into the device and a recess extending upwardly from the opening such that the opening is at a lowermost portion of the recess, the opening and the recess being in fluid communication, wherein the opening is arranged to receive bodily fluid from a subject and the recess has a substantially vertical inner surface defining an internal width of the recess;

    a channel having an inlet in fluid communication with the fluid transporter; and

    a beading disruptor located with respect to the fluid transporter to interact with fluid entering the opening of the fluid transporter and influence flow of the fluid to the inlet, the beading disruptor comprising a plurality of protrusions cantilevered from the substantially vertical inner surface of the recess into the recess,wherein the protrusions are spaced apart from one another,and wherein the protrusions are spaced apart from and positioned above the opening into the device such that a portion of the substantially vertical inner surface of the recess is positioned below the protrusions.

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