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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 1998
Filed:
May. 30, 1996
Gary E Alexander, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Medisys Technologies, Inc., Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Abstract
A blood collection system for drawing multiple samples of blood from patients, while minimizing the handling of the blood samples, is provided. The system includes a vial assembly with a coupling which will connect the assembly to the blood flowing from the patient via a connection tube. The vial assembly will also include a storage valve to seal off the assembly; a holder which will have two or more vials, each vial being connected to a supply tube; and a manifold fluidly connecting the coupling to the vial supply tubes. In a particularly preferred embodiment the vial assembly will have a housing with top and bottom sections and the top section will have a cam shutoff for sealing off the vial supply tubes. The system may also include a cannulae assembly which will cover the cannulae needle while the sharp end of the needle is still in the patient.