Patent ID: 9675284
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A device for sampling blood from a user, comprising: a platform having a planar configuration having a top surface and a bottom surface, one or more microneedles projecting from said bottom surface, each microneedle having an elongated body having a first end and a second end, said first end forming a tip and said second end forming a base, said elongated body having a diameter of about 50 to 500 microns and a length of about 200 to 1500 microns, said base affixed to said bottom surface of said platform, said platform having a passage opening in said top surface and a passage extending therefrom to a withdrawal opening in at least one of said bottom surface, said elongated body and at or about the tip, said withdrawal opening in said bottom surface in an area being closely associated with one or more microneedle bases for cooperating with one or more microneedles to receive a blood sample withdrawn from the skin surface as said one or more microneedles are placed on and pressed into the skin of the user, said withdrawal opening in said elongated member or at or about said tip for receiving one or more blood samples withdrawn as said one or more microneedles are placed on and pressed into the skin of the user, a platform cover forming a conduit in communication with said passage opening for transporting blood or a blood fraction to a reader; and a test strip received on or integrally affixed to said platform in fluid communication with said passage opening for transporting blood or a blood fraction to said reader; wherein said device is configured for transporting blood or a blood fraction from said one or more blood samples directly from said passage openings to the test strip or the reader.