Needle for body fluid tester
CA 2361062 A1 · Owner: Schmidt, Bruno J. · Inventors: Hilgers, Michael E.; Schmidt, Bruno J.
Overview
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An apparatus for collecting a body fluid for testing for an analyte includes a needle (510) for penetrating a patient's skin to access the fluid within the skin. The needle has a hollow body (514) extending from a first end (600) to a second end (601). An interior surface of the body defines a fluid pathway (512) extending between the ends. The second end is positioned to deposit fluid for testing. The first end has a beveled face (520) on a front side of the body. The beveled face terminates at a penetration tip (530) with the beveled face having an opening in communication with the fluid pathway. The penetration tip is burnished to a rounded shape and bent to facilitate low pain …
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Why it's free to use
- Filed January 26, 2000. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended January 26, 2020.
- A certificate of supplementary protection adds at most two years for a drug, so even that would have ended by January 26, 2022.
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