Body fluid sampler
US6152889A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 8, 1999 |
| Grant date | Nov 28, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 8, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2562/0295
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A sampling apparatus for sampling body fluid includes a sampler having an external geometry selected to mate with an internal geometry of a testing apparatus such that the sampler may be inserted within the testing apparatus in a predetermined alignment--and with a sampling location positioned accurately within a light path for detecting an amount of a desired constituent within fluid collected by the sampler.
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