Eliciting a blood sample
US8684950B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 7, 2011 |
| Grant date | Apr 1, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 7, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N33/48757
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Apparatus for eliciting a blood sample comprises: a housing; a shaft mounted within the housing; an aperture in the housing, the aperture being configured to receive a part of a user; a member rotatably mounted on the shaft; a lancet protruding from one position at an edge of the member, and a blood collection part located at a second, different position at the edge of the member. The apparatus is configured such that: when the member is in a first rotational position the lancet is shielded by the housing, when the member is in a second rotational position the lancet is operable to lance the part of the user received at the aperture, and when the member is in a third rotational position the blood collection part is presented such as to receive blood from the part of the user received at the aperture.
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