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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2013
Applicant:
Fenwal, Inc., Lake Zurich, IL (US);
Inventors:
Tat Mui, Chicago, IL (US);
Randy Murphey, Pleasant Prarie, WI (US);
Daniel Lynn, Spring Grove, IL (US);
Richard L. West, Lake Villa, IL (US);
Hugo Ramon, Wauconda, IL (US);
Shawn Davis, Bristol, WI (US);
Assignee:
Fenwal, Inc., Lake Zurich, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/00 (2006.01); G01N 1/18 (2006.01); A61M 1/02 (2006.01); A61B 5/15 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 1/18 (2013.01); A61M 1/0231 (2014.02); A61M 1/0236 (2014.02); A61B 5/150992 (2013.01);
Abstract
A blood component sampling system and method are disclosed. The system is pre-connected and includes a collected blood component container and a reservoir having substantially fixed volume and at least one volumetric indicator indicating a selected volume and a sample container docking station configured to cooperate with a sample collection container. The system and method provide ease of sampling with reduced risk of contamination.