Patent ID: 7182910
Filing Date: 2007-02-27
Classification: A61B,B01L,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for collecting a body fluid for testing for an analyte contained within said body fluid, said apparatus comprising: a conduit having a first end for admitting a body fluid and transporting said body fluid from said first end to a discharge end of said conduit; a reservoir for receiving and collecting a flow of body fluid from said discharge end of said conduit, wherein said reservoir is defined by a hollow hub having a bore having a diameter greater than a diameter of said conduit; a test membrane; and a test space positioned substantially perpendicularly to said conduit and between said test membrane and said reservoir, said test space configured to be in contact with said fluid after said fluid has accumulated within said reservoir to a transfer volume of fluid, wherein said test space is sized to wick said fluid from said reservoir when said fluid in said reservoir attains said transfer volume.