Abstract:
Described here are meters and methods for sampling, transporting, and/or analyzing a fluid sample. The meters may include a meter housing and a cartridge. In some instances, the meter may include a tower which may engage one or more portions of a cartridge. The meter housing may include an imaging system, which may or may not be included in the tower. The cartridge may include one or more sampling arrangements, which may be configured to collect a fluid sample from a sampling site. A sampling arrangement may include a skin-penetration member, a hub, and a quantification member.
Abstract:
An I.V. infusion or blood collection apparatus comprises an I.V. infusion set (100) and a safety shield (200). The I.V. infusion set has a wing body (105) from which a pair of wings (140) extend outward there from and a grip (145) extending upward there from. One end of the wing body mounts a needle (120) or catheter and medical tubing (130) is connected to the opposite end. The wing body includes a bore so that fluid flows between the needle and the medical tubing. A safety shield has a top, a bottom and opposing side walls and defines a cavity (227) that is adapted to receive the I.V. infusion set. The safety shield has slots (250) in each of the side walls and a slot (255) in the top. The respective wings and grip are adapted to be positioned in the slots and to slidably move therein. The slot in the top includes a lock that is adapted to receive the grip so that when the needle is retracted into the cavity; the grip is permanently captured therein, thus locking the needle in the fully retracted safety position.
Abstract:
Devices are provided to automatically inject drugs or other payloads into or beneath skin. These devices include an injector configured to drive a hollow needle into the skin and subsequently to deliver the payload through the hollow needle. Applied suction acts to draw blood from the puncture formed in the skin through the hollow needle, into the device, and to a sensor, blood storage element, or other payload. In some examples, the blood is drawn through the hollow needle when the hollow needle is penetrating the skin. In some examples, these devices are additionally configured to retract the hollow needle from the skin and/or to perform some other functions. These devices can be wearable and configured to automatically access blood or deliver a payload into skin, for example, to operate at one or more points in time while a wearer of a device is sleeping.
Abstract:
A method of manufacturing a plurality of through-holes (132) in a layer (250) of first material (220) by subjecting part of the layer (250) of said first material (220) to ion beam milling. For batch-wise production, the method comprises - after a step of providing the layer (250) of first material (220) and before the step of ion beam milling, providing a second layer (250) of a second material (230) on the layer (250) of first material (220), - providing the second layer (250) of the second material (230) with a plurality of holes, the holes being provided at central locations of pits (210) in the first layer (250), and - subjecting the second layer (250) of the second material (230) to said step of ion beam milling at an angle using said second layer (250) of the second material (230) as a shadow mask.
Abstract:
An intravenous system can be optimized to improve blood draw success and reduce hemolysis within the blood sample. Multiple optimizations can be made to an intravenous system, such as a peripheral intravenous catheter, to enhance the system's ability to provide blood samples having sufficient quality for many different tests. These optimizations can include features which enable an intravenous system, such as a peripheral intravenous catheter, to continue to perform efficiently when used to obtain blood samples even after the system has been placed within the patient's vasculature for a substantial duration of time. Also, these optimizations can include features for optimizing the fluid path and flow characteristics during blood withdrawal to minimize the amount of hemolysis that may be caused during withdrawal. Further, these optimizations can include features for integrating blood acquisition and dispense capabilities within the system.
Abstract:
A safety blood-collection needle, comprising a needle base (1), a needle hub (2), a flexible tube (4), a straight needle (12), a straight needle shaft (14), and a needle head (6); the needle hub (2) is disposed on the needle head (6); the two ends of the flexible tube (4) are in communication with the straight needle (12) and needle hub (1); the straight needle shaft (14) is arranged at the connection of the straight needle (12) and the flexible tube (4); the safety blood-collection needle further comprises a protective cover (3), a slider (5), a handle (13), and a position limiting mechanism; the needle base (1) is cylindrical, one end of the needle base (1) is fixed and is in communication with the needle head (6), and the other end is connected to the flexible tube (4); the slider (5) is cylindrical, open at both ends, and movably sleeved on the needle base (1), and the length of the slider (5) in the direction of motion is greater than the length of the needle head (6); the axial length of the needle base (1) is greater than length of the needle head (6); the position limiting mechanism is arranged on the slider (5) and needle base (1); the handle (13) and the needle base (1) are fixed together, and the handle (13) abuts against the slider (5); the protective cover (3) is coveringly arranged outside the straight needle (12) and is secured to the straight needle shaft (14) by screwing. The slider (5) is arranged on the needle base (1) and slides in order to cover the needle head (6), so that safety is greatly increased when handling the needle head (6) following blood collection; the use of a spring-type needle head is avoided, thus reducing the suffering of the patient.