摘要:
A bodily fluid sampling device (30) includes a piercing device (42) and a sensor (56) enclosed in a housing (32). A cassette (54), which contains test media (64), is positioned proximal to the sensor (56) so that the sensor (56) is able to analyze a bodily fluid sample collected on the test media (64). The cassette (54) includes a supply portion (66) from which unused test media (64) is supplied and a storage portion (68) in which contaminated test media (64) is stored after exposure to the bodily fluid. The cassette (54) is adapted to collect a series of bodily fluid samples without requiring disposal of the test media (64).
摘要:
The invention relates to a catheter with a substantially U-bent hollow fiber membrane (10), or to such a hollow fiber membrane (10), that comprises two arms (11, 13) and a bent section (15). According to the invention, the hollow fiber membrane (10) is heat-treated and/or treated with at least one solvent in at least its bent section (15). The inventive catheter has a small overall diameter, is easy to produce and easy to implant or explant. The bent section (15) does not kink so that the lumen remains open. The invention further relates to a method for producing such a catheter or such a hollow fiber membrane.