Method and device for sampling and analyzing interstitial fluid and whole blood samples

The invention disclosed in this application is a method and device (10) for combining the sampling and analyzing of sub-dermal fluid samples, e.g., interstitial fluid or whole blood, in a device suitable for hospital bedside and home use. The device includes a dermal layer penetration probe (12) in...

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Hauptverfasser:	GARRY CHAMBERS, ALASTAIR MCLNDOE HODGES, RON CHATELIER
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	DIAGNOSIS HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE IDENTIFICATION INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES MEASURING MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE PHYSICS SURGERY TESTING
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Zusammenfassung:	The invention disclosed in this application is a method and device (10) for combining the sampling and analyzing of sub-dermal fluid samples, e.g., interstitial fluid or whole blood, in a device suitable for hospital bedside and home use. The device includes a dermal layer penetration probe (12) in fluid communication with an analysis chamber (20). It is applicable to any analyte that exists in a usefully representative concentration in the fluid, and is especially suited to the monitoring of glucose.