Patent ID: 8034015
Filing Date: 2011-10-11
Classification: A61B,A61M,G01N

Abstract:
1. A system for analysis of bodily fluids, the system comprising: a first fluid passageway in fluid communication with a fluid source; a second fluid passageway in fluid communication with the first passageway; a pump configured to draw a fluid sample into the first fluid passageway from the fluid source; a valve operatively connected to at least one of the first or second fluid passageways, the valve being configured to separate an analysis portion from the fluid sample; an analyzer operatively connected to the second passageway, the analyzer being configured to determine the concentration of at least one analyte in the analysis portion of the fluid sample; an anti-clotting device operatively connected to provide one or more anti-clotting agents to only the analysis portion; and a waste reservoir in fluid communication with the second passageway, the waste reservoir configured to collect the analysis portion of the fluid sample so that it is not returned to the fluid source.