Method and apparatus for blood sampling
CA 2582301 C · Owner: Fenwal, Inc. · Inventors: Servi, Lawrence J. Jr.; Bischof, Daniel F.; Mathias, Jean-Marie
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Methods and apparatus for collecting blood samples in vacuum sample tubes are disclosed. The samples, including the initial blood sample are substantially , free of excess air. Disclosed is also a biological fluid sampling system (18) comprising: a plastic container (42) including an interior chamber (54); a sample access site (68) external to and spaced from said container by y preselected distance; an internal flow path (43) communicating with said access site and extending substantially into said interior chamber said , internal flow path providing the only path for blood flow into and from said chamber.
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- Filed September 27, 2005 and granted March 15, 2016. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended September 27, 2025.
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