Devices and methods for bodily fluid collection and distribution
US11786155B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 7, 2020 |
| Grant date | Oct 17, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 11, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61J1/05
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus includes a housing that defines a fluid reservoir and includes a port that is in fluid communication with the fluid reservoir. An inlet adapter is removably coupleable to the housing. A user can engage an actuator to move a plunger from a first position in which the fluid reservoir has a first volume, to a second position in which the fluid reservoir has a second volume greater than the first volume, which draws bodily fluid into the fluid reservoir via the inlet adapter. The actuator modulates a plunger rate of motion below a threshold as the plunger is moved. When a predetermined volume of bodily fluid is transferred into the fluid reservoir, a volume indicator transitions from a first state to a second state and the inlet adapter can then be removed to transfer the predetermined volume into a sample bottle external to the housing via the port.
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