Devices and methods for body fluid sampling and analysis

US11672452B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Intuity Medical, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Raul Escutia · Sunnyvale, US
• Paul D. Reynolds · Palo Alto, US
• John F. Larkin · Monterey, US
• Charles Hu · Palo Alto, US
• Michael F. Tomasco · Danville, US
• Daniel Bloom · Alameda, US
• Joseph A. Vivolo · San Francisco, US
• Richard M. Wiard · Campbell, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 23, 2022
• Grant date: Jun 13, 2023
• Expiry date: Jun 23, 2042

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01N21/00
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

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.