Method of sampling bodily fluids
US6171868A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 30, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jan 9, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 30, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T436/25
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention provides for a method of making more than one punchout from a single dried blood spot. The method comprising the steps of making a first punch and sequentially making at least a second punch in the dried blood spot. The second punch comprises boundaries which are at least partly outside of the boundaries of the first punch. The surface areas of the first punch and second punch are together equivalent to the minimum surface area required for testing of the dried blood spot.
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