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Patent No.:

US 9782114 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2017

Filed:

Aug. 03, 2012

Devices and methods for body fluid sampling and analysis

Applicants:

Paul D. Reynolds, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Raul Escutia, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

John F. Larkin, Monterey, CA (US);

Charles HU, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Michael F. Tomasco, Morgan Hill, CA (US);

Daniel R. Bloom, Alameda, CA (US);

Joseph A. Vivolo, San Francisco, CA (US);

Richard M. Wiard, Campbell, CA (US);

Inventors:

Paul D. Reynolds, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Raul Escutia, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

John F. Larkin, Monterey, CA (US);

Charles Hu, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Michael F. Tomasco, Morgan Hill, CA (US);

Daniel R. Bloom, Alameda, CA (US);

Joseph A. Vivolo, San Francisco, CA (US);

Richard M. Wiard, Campbell, CA (US);

Assignee:

Intuity Medical, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Attorney:

Cooley LLP

Primary Examiner:

Eric Winakur

Assistant Examiner:

Marjan Fardanesh

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/1455 (2006.01); A61B 5/157 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/151 (2006.01); A61B 5/145 (2006.01); G01N 15/06 (2006.01); G01N 21/03 (2006.01); G01N 33/487 (2006.01); G01N 21/78 (2006.01); A61B 5/15 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/157 (2013.01); A61B 5/1455 (2013.01); A61B 5/14507 (2013.01); A61B 5/14532 (2013.01); A61B 5/14546 (2013.01); A61B 5/150022 (2013.01); A61B 5/150068 (2013.01); A61B 5/150083 (2013.01); A61B 5/150099 (2013.01); A61B 5/15109 (2013.01); A61B 5/15111 (2013.01); A61B 5/15113 (2013.01); A61B 5/150114 (2013.01); A61B 5/15117 (2013.01); A61B 5/15151 (2013.01); A61B 5/15161 (2013.01); A61B 5/15163 (2013.01); A61B 5/15176 (2013.01); A61B 5/15182 (2013.01); A61B 5/150183 (2013.01); A61B 5/150358 (2013.01); A61B 5/150389 (2013.01); A61B 5/150419 (2013.01); A61B 5/150519 (2013.01); A61B 5/150572 (2013.01); A61B 5/150755 (2013.01); A61B 5/150786 (2013.01); A61B 5/150809 (2013.01); A61B 5/150816 (2013.01); A61B 5/150824 (2013.01); A61B 5/150984 (2013.01); A61B 5/742 (2013.01); G01N 15/0612 (2013.01); G01N 21/03 (2013.01); G01N 21/78 (2013.01); G01N 33/487 (2013.01); A61B 5/14535 (2013.01); A61B 5/150305 (2013.01); A61B 2562/0295 (2013.01);
Abstract

Described here are meters and methods for sampling, transporting, and/or analyzing a fluid sample. The meters may include a meter housing and a cartridge. In some instances, the meter may include a tower which may engage one or more portions of a cartridge. The meter housing may include an imaging system, which may or may not be included in the tower. The cartridge may include one or more sampling arrangements, which may be configured to collect a fluid sample from a sampling site. A sampling arrangement may include a skin-penetration member, a hub, and a quantification member.

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