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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2001
Menahem Kraus, Rehovot, IL;
Eli Shemesh, Ashdod, IL;
Teva Medical Ltd., Ashdod, IL;
Abstract
This invention discloses a donor blood sampling apparatus attached to a tubing branch, a donor needle attached to an upstream tube, the donor needle being adapted for drawing blood from a body and a main collection bag attached to a donor tube, characterized by a flow controller. The flow controller includes an inlet flow member including an inlet port connected to the upstream tube and an outlet flow member connected to the inlet flow member and including a first outlet port connected to the tubing branch, and a second outlet port connected to the donor tube, the flow controller having a first position and a second position, wherein in the first position, blood can flow to the sampling apparatus via the first outlet port and the tubing branch, the second outlet port and the donor tube being substantially sealed from blood flowing therein, and wherein in the second position, blood can flow to the main collection bag via the second outlet port and the donor tube, the first outlet port and the tubing branch being substantially sealed from blood flowing therein.