Abstract:
A skin cutter is disclosed for painlessly extracting small blood amounts from human or animal tissue. A blade (13) is made to vibrate by means of an oscillator (14, 32), is slowly lowered into the tissue and withdrawn again. In a first embodiment, the blade vibrates substantially in a parallel direction to the cutting edge of the blade and to the surface of the tissue. In the second embodiment, the blade vibrates substantially in the perpendicular direction to the surface of the tissue. The advantage of the disclosed devices is that the pain caused by pricking is reduced.
Abstract:
A needle holder (10) for use with a fluid transfer system of the type having a standard threaded cannula (40) and a fluid container (50). The needle holder (10) includes an actuation mechanism (20) for detachably mounting a cannula to the holder, the actuation mechanism including pivotable threaded halves (22, 22') and an actuator (30) operably associated therewith. In a cannula-mounting position, facing surfaces on the threaded halves cooperate to define a threaded passageway (23) for engaging the cannula. Upon operation of the actuator, the threaded halves pivot to a retracted position to disengage from the cannula.
Abstract:
To create a sample-taking device (100) for drawing capillary blood directly from the patient or for removing a sample from a liquid using a capillary tube (16), where the sample can be analyzed free of volume errors in the sample section and free of contamination, where also a defined starting time is set for an automatic reaction start, the invention proposes that a holding device (110) be used to connect the capillary tube (16) that holds the sample liquid for testing with a cuvette (10) that contains optionally a reagent liquid (19).
Abstract:
The device consists of a syringe (1) with a plunger designed as a cup (2) large enough to contain a plasma separating thixotropic gel (5) and all the heavier parts of the blood. By centrifugation the gel plug has moved to cover the heavier parts of the blood, which is trapped in the plunger (2), leaving the plasma free in front to be dispensed from the syringe by advancing the plunger (2).
Abstract:
A dripless cannula system (30) usable with a syringe (52) or other fluid container in a fluid sampling procedure and operable to minimize retention of residual fluids at a sampling site (20) following the sampling procedure. In the preferred embodiment, a vacuum chamber (38) operatively connected to a blunt cannula (42) of the dripless cannula system (30) is operative upon withdrawal of the cannula from the sampling site (20) to draw residual fluids at the site into the vacuum chamber for subsequent disposal. The dripless cannula system (30) of the present invention is a simple, effective apparatus for minimizing the presence of residual fluids at a sampling site (20) following a sampling procedure.
Abstract:
A blood-withdrawal device has a protective tube (10) formed in a single piece with a fastening member (11) with a bayonnet catch (16, 18) for a hollow needle that can be slipped on a conical seat (15) of a socket-like projection (20) of the fastening member. Two nested capillaries (12, 13) are concentrically arranged in the protective tube (10). The first capillary (12) projects over the projection (20) and is held at its opposite end in a deflecting member (23) that can be releasably plugged into the protective tube (10). The deflecting part (23) has two blind hole-like bores (24, 25) that act as seats for the capillaries (12, 13). The inner bore (24) for the inner capillary (12), which also projects at this end, has two transverse slits (26) which extend in the radial direction up to the inner wall of the outer capillary (13) and in the longitudinal direction down to the bottom (31) of the bore, forming a blood transfer duct from the inner to the outer capillaries. The end of the outer capillary (13) which faces the fastening member (11) is held in a seat (27) of a tapering transition piece (28) of the fastening member (11).
Abstract:
Blood collecting unit comprising a tube (main tube), said main tube having at one end thereof a cannula to be inserted into the vein of a blood donor and having at its other end a vessel for collecting blood from the donor. The characteristic feature is that the main tube has a bifurcation situated between the cannula and vessel and provided with a second tube, so-called secondary tube, which (a) at its outer end provides means for collecting minor amounts of blood (blood samples) and (b) is equipped with a device preventing liquid flow through the secondary tube and constructed in such a manner that it can be opened up by being acted upon externally, so that then liquid is enabled to flow through the secondary tube.
Abstract:
A device for taking blood samples comprising a holder (1) for a blood sample tube (2), the holder (1) carrying a needle (3) and being mounted in a safety shield (4) in a way enabling its axial displacement relative to the shield (4) between a blood sample taking position, the point of the needle (3) projecting from the shield (4), and a protective position, the needle (3) being completely confined in the safety shield (4). The axial displacement of the holder (1) is obtained by means of a finger grip element (10) at the holder (1), this grip (10) being movable in a slot (11) in the shield (4). Fixing of the holder (1) in the end positions is obtained by using the same grip (10). The blood sample device may be provided with slot-formed openings in the shield, enabling the holding with the hand of the tube (2) during the blood sample taking, with a further holder for tubes (2) with smaller diameter, with an internal threaded bottom of the holder (1), enabling use of a separate needle and/or with a holder (1), which is activated by a spring.
Abstract:
Equipment suited for taking fluid samples from patients includes a sample taking device which is provided with a front needle (2) and a rear needle (3) whose pointed ends face away from one another. The pointed end of the front needle (2) is intended for piercing a vein or like blood vessel, while the pointed end of the rear needle (3) is intended for piercing a sealing stopper of a vacuum-type test tube capable of being partially inserted into the sampling device. Defined between the mutually facing ends of respective needles is a space (9) which accommodates a flow regulator (10) for regulating the flow through the needles. The sample taking equipment is characterized in that it also includes a protective casing which is intended to accommodate the simple taking device and which includes a cover part (22) which protects the front needle point and a cover part (20) which co-acts with the flow regulator (10) in a manner such as to hold the flow passage through the needles (2, 3) open when the sample taking device is introduced into the protective cover.
Abstract:
Apparatus for sampling blood by puncturing a skin through which the blood can be obtained, includes a housing (2) providing a surface against which a human thumb (22) can be placed. An aperture (6) in said surface communicates with a chamber defined by the housing (2). A needle (20) is supported in said chamber. The base of the housing (2) is dome-shaped for imparting to the needle (20) when pressed beyond its point of inversion an acceleration in the direction of the aperture (6) to propel said needle (20) though the aperture (6) to puncture the skin, and subsequently to withdraw the needle (20) from the skin to enable blood to pass through the punctured skin into the chamber.