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Delivering and/or receiving fluids

  • US 9,730,624 B2
  • Filed: 07/11/2014
  • Issued: 08/15/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/02/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A device for receiving fluid from a subject, comprising:

  • a housing including an opening to receive fluid into the housing;

    one or more needles being arranged to cause fluid to be released from the subject;

    a device actuator to cause the one or more needles to move relative to the housing in a deployment direction to cause the fluid to be released from the subject;

    a retraction actuator to move the one or more needles relative to the housing in a retraction direction away from the opening; and

    a rotatable element that prohibits the retraction actuator from moving the one or more needles relative to the housing in the retraction direction prior to actuation of the device actuator and rotates relative to the housing to permit the retraction actuator to move the one or more needles in the retraction direction,wherein at least a portion of the retraction actuator and at least a portion of the rotatable element are located within the housing.

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