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Blood collector
Assignee: Terumo Corp
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Filing: 1985-06-04
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Granted: 1986-06-17
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Expires: 2005-06-04
Abstract
Abstract A blood collector includes a cylindrical body having a closed end and an open end, and a hollow body is arranged coaxially at the closed end of the cylindrical body and has a hole communicating with the interior of the cylindrical body. A columnar body is arranged within the cylindrical body to be in tight contact with an inner wall thereof, with a distal end defining a blood collection space with the closed end of the cylindrical body. Further, the columnar body has a hole which allows the blood collection space to communicate with the outside. A freeze-dried blood anticoagulant mass is placed inside the blood collection space to cover an inner surface of the closed end of the cylindrical body and to block the hole of the hollow body. A filter is arranged across the hole of the columnar body. The filter is permeable to gases and impermeable to blood at least before being brought into contact with blood in the collection space.
Inventors
- 👤 Atsushi Shimizu
- 👤 Toshiji Ichikawa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 23:51
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B5/00; A61B5/15; A61B5/150007; A61B5/150015; A61B5/15003; A61B5/150206; A61B5/150236; A61B5/150244; A61B5/150374; A61B5/150381; A61B5/150389; A61B5/150503; A61B5/150519; A61B5/150755; A61B5/153; A61B5/150259
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
241 words
A blood collector, comprising: a cylindrical body having a closed end an open end; a hollow body which is arranged at the closed end of said cylindrical body and which has a hole communicating with an interior of said cylindrical body; collection means for communication with the hole of said hollow body; a columnar body which is arranged within said cylindrical body to be in tight contact with an inner wall thereof and a distal end of which defines a blood collection space with the closed end of said cylindrical body, said columnar body having a hole which allows said blood collection space to communicate with the outside atmosphere; a freeze-dried blood anticoagulant mass which is secured inside said blood collection space and tightly fixed to an inner surface of the closed end of said cylindrical body to block and close the hole of said hollow body, so that jet currents of blood entering the hole of said hollow body under pressure are buffered by said mass, said mass being capable of being dissolved by the entering blood as the blood fills said blood collection space and, said mass having a permeability such that it allows gases to permeate therethrough; and a filter which is arranged to laterally cross the hole of said columnar body, said filter being permeable to gases and impermeable to blood at least before being brought into contact with the blood which fills said blood collection space.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
241 words
A blood collector, comprising: a cylindrical body having a closed end an open end; a hollow body which is arranged at the closed end of said cylindrical body and which has a hole communicating with an interior of said cylindrical body; collection means for communication with the hole of said hollow body; a columnar body which is arranged within said cylindrical body to be in tight contact with an inner wall thereof and a distal end of which defines a blood collection space with the closed end of said cylindrical body, said columnar body having a hole which allows said blood collection space to communicate with the outside atmosphere; a freeze-dried blood anticoagulant mass which is secured inside said blood collection space and tightly fixed to an inner surface of the closed end of said cylindrical body to block and close the hole of said hollow body, so that jet currents of blood entering the hole of said hollow body under pressure are buffered by said mass, said mass being capable of being dissolved by the entering blood as the blood fills said blood collection space and, said mass having a permeability such that it allows gases to permeate therethrough; and a filter which is arranged to laterally cross the hole of said columnar body, said filter being permeable to gases and impermeable to blood at least before being brought into contact with the blood which fills said blood collection space.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
A blood collector according to claim 1, wherein the anticoagulant mass is a heparin salt.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
A blood collector according to claim 2, wherein the heparin salt is heparin lithium.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
A blood collector according to claim 1, wherein the anticoagulant mass partially extends into said hole of said hollow body.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
A blood collector according to claim 1, wherein said filter is adapted to swell upon contact with blood to seal said hole of said columnar body thereby preventing passage of blood therethrough.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
A blood collector according to claim 5, wherein said filter comprises a sintered body of a mixture of particles of a thermoplastic polymer and of a water-swelling polymer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
A blood collector according to claim 1, wherein said columnar body is slidable within said cylindrical body.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
A blood collector according to claim 7, wherein said columnar body has a plunger at a proximal end thereof.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
A blood collector according to claim 1, wherein said columnar body is fixed within said cylindrical body.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
14 words
A blood collector according to claim 1, wherein said mass has a mushroom-like shape.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
53 words
A blood collector according to claim 10, wherein said mushroom-like shaped mass has a smaller diameter portion and a larger diameter portion, said smaller diameter portion at least partially entering the hole of the hollow body to close it, and the larger diameter portion being interior of the hollow body adjacent the hole.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
29 words
A blood collector according to claim 11, wherein said hollow body has tapered walls leading to said hole, said larger diameter portion of said mass contacting said tapered walls.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
37 words
A blood collector according to claim 1, wherein said mass partially enters the hole of the hollow body to close it, and has a large diameter portion at the portion of said cylindrical body adjacent said hole.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
14 words
A blood collector according to claim 1, wherein said mass is a mesh-like structure.
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