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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2012
Applicant:
Opia Technologies, Paris, FR;
Inventors:
Pierre Roy, Paris, FR;
Francoise Brignole-Baudouin, Paris, FR;
Assignee:
OPIA TECHNOLOGIES, Paris, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 10/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 10/0045 (2013.01); A61B 2010/0067 (2013.01);
Abstract
Device for sampling tear fluid that comprises: an extraction element () adapted to be applied on the eye to draw tear fluid therefrom, comprising at least one tube () and a distal portion () with at least one opening (), a collection vessel (), connected to said tube (), suction means () adapted to continuously draw tear fluid from the eye to the collection vessel (), through the extraction element () for a period higher than 10 minutes once the extraction element () is in place.