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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kevin R. Blake, Green Brook, NJ (US);
Kang Cheng, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Glenn A. Clarke, Flemington, NJ (US);
Gary S. Kath, Scotch Plains, NJ (US);
Gregory W. King, Carteret, NJ (US);
Tsuei-Ju Wu, East Brunswick, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 ; A61F 2/02 ; A61M 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 ; A61F 2/02 ; A61M 1/00 ;
Abstract
An apparatus and process for automatically, repetitively sampling blood from conscious animals. The apparatus can simultaneously extract blood from a number of conscious, catherized animals at programmable time intervals. The apparatus is characterized as a system of computer controlled valves and pumps connected by tubing filled with saline solution to a catherized animal. Blood samples are collected via a cannula from the animal and placed in a fraction collector for analyses.