Patent ID: 9730625
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A system comprising: a needle; an injector, wherein the injector is coupled to the needle, and wherein the injector is configured to drive the needle into the skin to form a puncture in skin and subsequently to retract the needle from the skin; a suction source, wherein the suction source comprises an evacuated volume; and a seal, wherein the seal is coupled to the suction source such that the seal receives suction provided by the suction source, wherein the injector is configured to drive the needle through the seal to form at least one hole in the seal when the seal is receiving suction provided by the suction source, and wherein the suction provided by the suction source is sufficient to draw blood from the formed puncture in the skin through the formed at least one hole in the seal.