Patent ID: 6193675
Filing Date: 2001-02-27
Classification: A61B,B01L,G01N

Abstract:
Apparatus for sampling fluid from a puncturable conduit, said apparatus comprising:an elongate housing comprising a conduit puncturing portion, a clamp and a conduit interface element, said conduit puncturing portion being adapted to receive therein said puncturable conduit;a needle mount mounted in said elongate housing;a needle adapted for flow of fluid therethrough, said needle being fixedly mounted in said needle mount so as to have portions extending outward of said needle mount in opposite directions, a first end of said needle being pointed and protruding into, but not beyond, said conduit puncturing portion, such that said conduit puncturing portion substantially prevents inadvertent engagement of a user's finger with said first end of said needle; andwherein said clamp clamps said puncturable conduit in said conduit puncturing portion, said conduit interface element forces said puncturable conduit towards said first end of said needle and causes said first end to puncture said puncturable conduit.