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Devices and methods for body fluid sampling and analysis

US9782114B2 · kind B2 · utility

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424References

13Claims

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Assignee

Intuity Medical, Inc. · US

Inventors

Paul D. Reynolds · Palo Alto, US
Raul Escutia · Sunnyvale, US
John F. Larkin · Monterey, US
Charles Hu · Palo Alto, US
Michael F. Tomasco · Danville, US
Daniel Bloom · Alameda, US
Joseph A. Vivolo · San Francisco, US
Richard M. Wiard · Campbell, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 3, 2012
Grant date	Oct 10, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 15, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01N21/00
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Described here are meters and methods for sampling, transporting, and/or analyzing a fluid sample. The meters may include a meter housing and a cartridge. In some instances, the meter may include a tower which may engage one or more portions of a cartridge. The meter housing may include an imaging system, which may or may not be included in the tower. The cartridge may include one or more sampling arrangements, which may be configured to collect a fluid sample from a sampling site. A sampling arrangement may include a skin-penetration member, a hub, and a quantification member.

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