US6080116A
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Interstitial fluid collection and constituent measurement
Assignee: Diabetes Diagnostics Inc
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Filing: 1998-10-09
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Granted: 2000-06-27
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Expires: 2018-10-09
Abstract
Abstract An apparatus and method is disclosed for obtaining and measuring constituents in a sample of body fluid. The apparatus includes a member which is sized to penetrate into at least the dermal layer of skin to collect a sample of body fluid located within the dermal layer.
Inventors
- 👤 Brian J. Erickson
- 👤 Michael E. Hilgers
- 👤 Tracy A. Hendrickson
- 👤 J. Edward Shapland
- 👤 Frank A. Solomon
- 👤 Mark B. Knudson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 20:51
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B5/00; A61B5/145; A61B5/1455; A61B10/00; A61B10/0045; A61B5/14507; A61B5/1451; A61B5/14514; A61B5/14532; A61B2010/008
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
135 words
An apparatus for simultaneously collecting a sample of a patient's body fluid and preparing a collected sample for subsequent testing for an analyte contained within the collected sample, the apparatus comprising: a housing sized to be manipulated by a patient with a housing end place against a skin surface of the patient; a penetration member carried on the housing, the penetration member having a protruding end protruding from the housing, the protruding end for penetrating the skin surface, but not through a dermis, upon placement of the housing end against the skin surface; a test site carried on the housing; and a fluid flow pathway from the protruding end to the test site for fluid to flow from the protruding end to the test site when the protruding end is penetrated into the skin surface.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
135 words
An apparatus for simultaneously collecting a sample of a patient's body fluid and preparing a collected sample for subsequent testing for an analyte contained within the collected sample, the apparatus comprising: a housing sized to be manipulated by a patient with a housing end place against a skin surface of the patient; a penetration member carried on the housing, the penetration member having a protruding end protruding from the housing, the protruding end for penetrating the skin surface, but not through a dermis, upon placement of the housing end against the skin surface; a test site carried on the housing; and a fluid flow pathway from the protruding end to the test site for fluid to flow from the protruding end to the test site when the protruding end is penetrated into the skin surface.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
40 words
An apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the penetration member is a needle open at the protruding end and having a second open end at the Test site and the fluid flow pathway is a hollow interior of the needle.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
An apparatus according to claim 2 further comprising a substrate at the test site for receiving the sample from the second end of the needle and dispersing the sample on the substrate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
13 words
An apparatus according to claim 3 wherein the substrate is an absorbent membrane.
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