Patent ID: 7153386
Filing Date: 2006-12-26
Classification: B01L,Y10T

Abstract:
1. In a body fluid collection device, the device comprising an elongated puncturing device, the puncturing device having an inlet at a puncturing end of the puncturing device and an outlet at an opposing end of the puncturing device, the inlet and outlet being in fluid communication with one another, and a housing, a manufacturing method, comprising: securing, with an adhesive, a base of the elongated puncturing device, the base comprising the outlet, to passageway extending through a housing such that the puncturing end of the elongated puncturing device is positioned in an input port of the housing and the outlet of the elongated puncturing device is positioned in an output port of the housing, wherein, in the output port, the housing comprises a plurality of ribs, the ribs tending to trap any excess adhesive from the securing step to help prevent the outlet of the elongated puncturing device from becoming obstructed by excess adhesive.