Blood sample collection
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1. Apparatus comprising:
- a housing, the housing having an aperture;
a shaft;
a plurality of blood sample collection members that are each disc like with a circular shape and a central hole, wherein the plurality of blood sample collection members are supported on the shaft and arranged such that the shaft extends through each central hole, wherein each of the blood sample collection members is independently rotatable about the shaft; and
a biasing arrangement configured to provide a biasing force against the plurality of blood sample collection members so as to cause the plurality of blood sample collection members to move along the shaft in the absence of obstruction,wherein the apparatus is constructed such that different ones of the plurality of blood sample collection members are able to be presented at the aperture in turn.
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Abstract
Apparatus includes: a housing, the housing having an aperture; a shaft; and plural blood sample collection members supported on the shaft. The apparatus is constructed such that different ones of the plural blood sample collection members are able to be presented at the aperture in turn. Each of the blood sample collection members may be independently rotatable about the shaft.
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1. Apparatus comprising:
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a housing, the housing having an aperture; a shaft; a plurality of blood sample collection members that are each disc like with a circular shape and a central hole, wherein the plurality of blood sample collection members are supported on the shaft and arranged such that the shaft extends through each central hole, wherein each of the blood sample collection members is independently rotatable about the shaft; and a biasing arrangement configured to provide a biasing force against the plurality of blood sample collection members so as to cause the plurality of blood sample collection members to move along the shaft in the absence of obstruction, wherein the apparatus is constructed such that different ones of the plurality of blood sample collection members are able to be presented at the aperture in turn. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. Apparatus comprising:
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a housing, the housing having an aperture formed therein; a shaft, the shaft being supported within the housing; a plurality of blood sample collection members each having the form of a test disc, each of the plurality of blood sample collection members being supported on the shaft, wherein each of the plurality of blood sample collection members is independently rotatable about the shaft; and a biasing arrangement configured to provide a biasing force against the plurality of blood sample collection members so as to cause the plurality of blood sample collection members to move along the shaft in the absence of obstruction, wherein the apparatus is configured such that successive ones of the plurality of blood sample collection members are able to be presented at the aperture in turn. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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