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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2016
John V. Vargo, Turbotville, PA (US);
Louis M. Bassler, Montoursville, PA (US);
Troy L. Ott, Spring Mills, PA (US);
Robert W. Vandine, Montoursville, PA (US);
John V. Vargo, Turbotville, PA (US);
Louis M. Bassler, Montoursville, PA (US);
Troy L. Ott, Spring Mills, PA (US);
Robert W. VanDine, Montoursville, PA (US);
Med-Ag Industries, Inc., Montoursville, PA (US);
The Penn State Research Foundation, University Park, PA (US);
Abstract
A 'one-step', single-handed device for obtaining small, precise volumes of fluid from animals is able to quickly and easily draw a fluid sample. The device comprises an extraction component and a collection component that are coupled together and disposed along a grip handle. The user manipulates the device so as to initiate the extraction of the fluid, and then collect the fluid in a component that can quickly and easily be removed from the grip handle—allowing the handle to be re-loaded and used again and again. The extraction component may comprise a hypodermic needle and the collection component may comprise a pre-calibrated pipette, where the pipette is positioned directly behind the needle and will thus draw the extracted fluid into a pre-sized chamber within the pipette.