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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2013
Applicant:
Sanofi-aventis Deutschland Gmbh, Frankfurt am Main, DE;
Inventor:
Paul Lum, Los Altos, CA (US);
Assignee:
Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH, Frankfurt am Main, DE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/151 (2006.01); A61B 5/157 (2006.01); A61B 5/15 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/15101 (2013.01); A61B 5/157 (2013.01); A61B 5/150022 (2013.01); A61B 5/15113 (2013.01); A61B 5/15123 (2013.01); A61B 5/15151 (2013.01); A61B 5/150152 (2013.01); A61B 5/15161 (2013.01); A61B 5/150167 (2013.01); A61B 5/150175 (2013.01); A61B 5/15176 (2013.01); A61B 5/150358 (2013.01); A61B 5/150427 (2013.01); A61B 5/150503 (2013.01); A61B 5/150572 (2013.01); A61B 5/1411 (2013.01); A61B 5/15045 (2013.01); A61B 5/150419 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3437 (2013.01);
Abstract
A body fluid sampling device for use on a patient includes at least one penetrating member positioned in the cartridge and a sample port for receiving a body fluid. A channel is coupled to the sample port and the sample chamber. At least a portion of the channel is a capillary channel positioned adjacent to the sample chamber. A mesh membrane is and provides that the body fluid contacts the channel regardless of an orientation of body fluid sampling device.