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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2002
Jamieson William Maclean Crawford, New York, NY (US);
Frank Francavilla, Newton, NJ (US);
Jamieson William Maclean Crawford, New York, NY (US);
Frank Francavilla, Newton, NJ (US);
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Abstract
A kit and a method are provided for facilitating point-of-care testing of bodily fluid. The kit includes a point-of-care testing cartridge and a plastic fitting for use with a syringe to deliver the fluid sample to the testing cartridge. In other embodiments, the kit includes a plastic cannula in place of a fitting. The syringe and plastic cannula can be used with an IV access kit to obtain a sample of fluid. The syringe and plastic cannula then can be used to deliver the fluid to the reservoir the testing cartridge.