Patent ID: 6607495
Filing Date: 2003-08-19
Classification: A61B,A61F,A61M

Abstract:
A fluid transport apparatus for withdrawing fluid from a target, said fluid transport apparatus comprising:at least one fluid collection chamber having a target wall and a distal wall opposite of said target wall, whereby said target wall is adapted for being mated against the target while said transport apparatus is in use; an actuator means that at least partially forms a portion of said distal wall, said actuator means reciprocates when activated; at least one cutting device attached to said target wall of said fluid collection chamber and extending away from said fluid collection chamber, each such cutting device having at least one passage for transporting fluid there through; and a power supply operatively connected to said actuator means for activating said actuator, said actuator means reciprocates in an upward and downward motion relative to the target when activated, whereby the upward motion expands the volume of said collection chamber to provide a negative pressure in said fluid collection chamber relative to the pressure of said target whereby the negative pressure causes the fluid to be transported from the target into said fluid collection chamber.