Method and device for sampling and analyzing interstitial fluid and whole blood samples
US6612111B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 27, 2000 |
| Grant date | Sep 2, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 27, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2562/0295
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention disclosed in this application is a method and device for combining the sampling and analyzing of sub-dermal fluid samples, e.g., interstitial fluid or whole blood, in a device suitable for hospital bedside and home use. It is applicable to any analyte that exists in a usefully representative concentration in the fluid, and is especially suited to the monitoring of glucose.
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