Patent AU-2006216939-B2 (AU)
Title: Methods and apparatus for extracting and analyzing a bodily fluid
Inventor: RULE PETER
IPC: A61B5/15
Filed: 2006-02-13
Granted: 2013-10-03
Abstract: (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date (10) International Publication Number 31 August 2006 (31.08.2006) PCT W O 2006/091426 A3 (51) International Patent Classification: (72) Inventors; and A61B 5/15 (2006.01) A61M 5/172 (2006.01) (75) Inventors/Applicants (for US only): CALLICOAT, (21) International Application Number: David N. [US/US]; 1150 Ballena Dr., #125, Alameda, PCT/US2006/005112 CA 94501 (US). GABLE, Jennifer H. [US/US]; 8161 Tanforan Ct., Newark, CA 94560 (US). BRAIG, James (22) International Filing Date: R. [US/US]; 280 Mountain Avenue, Piedmont, CA 94611 13 February 2006 (13.02.2006) (US). LI, Kenneth I. [US/US]; 53 Calvert Court, Pied (25) Filing Language: English mont, CA 94611 (US). WITTE, Kenneth G. [US/US]; 1547 Petersen Ave., San Jose, CA 95129 (US). WECH (26) Publication Language: English SLER, Mark [US/US]; 181 42nd Ave., San Mateo, (30) Priority Data: CA 94403 (US). ZHENG, Peng [US/US]; 15 Souza 60/652,660 14 February 2005 (14.02.2005) US Court, Alameda, CA 94502 (US). RULE, Peter [US/US]; 60/658,001 2 March 2005 (02.03.2005) US 24183 Hillview Road, Los Altos Hills, CA 94024 (US). 60/673,551 21 April 2005 (21.04.2005) US KEENAN, Richard [US/US]; 2342 Sixth Street, Liver 60/724,199 6 October 2005 (06.10.2005) US more, CA 94550 (US). KING, Richard A. [GB/US]; 527 11/314,964 21 December 2005 (21.12.2005) US Beloit Ave., Kensington, CA 94708 (US). 11/314,748 21 December 2005 (21.12.2005) US (74) Agent: ALTMAN, Daniel E.; Knobbe Martens Olson & 11/316,685 21 December 2005 (21.12.2005) US Bear, LLP, 2040 Main Street, Fourteenth Floor, Irvine, CA 11/314,963 21 December 2005 (21.12.2005) US 92614 (US). 11/316,672 21 December 2005 (21.12.2005) US (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every 11/316,701 21 December 2005 (21.12.2005) US kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, 11/316,676 21 December 2005 (21.12.2005) US AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CI, CN, (71) Applicant (for all designated States except US): OPTIS- CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DK, DM, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, CAN BIOMEDICAL CORPORATION [US/US]; 1105 GB, GD, GE, GI, GM, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IS, JP, KE, Atlantic Avenue, Suite 101, Alameda, CA 94501 (US). KG, KM, KN, KP, KR, KZ, LC, LK, LR, LS, LT, LU, LV, [Continued on next page] (54) Title: METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR EXTRACTING AND ANALYZING A BODILY FLUID C (57) Abstract: A method of extracting and analyzing bodily fluids from a patient at the point of care for the patient is provided. The method comprises establishing fluid communication between an analyte detection system 334, 1700 and a bodily fluid in the patient. A portion of the bodily fluid is drawn from the patient. The drawn portion is separated into a first component of the bodily fluid, while the analyte detection system 334, 1700 remains in fluid communication with the patient. The analyte detection system 334, 1700 analyzes the first component to measure a concentration of an analyte. W O 2006/09 1426 A 3 11111|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1111| 11 H|||I|||||iii||i||||||||||||I |1111111 I LY, MA, MD, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MZ, NA, NG, NI, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR), OAPI (BE, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, NO, NZ, OM, PG, PH, PL, PT, RO, RU, SC, SD, SE, SG, GN, GQ, GW, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). SK, SL, SM, SY, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, YU, ZA, ZM, ZW. Published: - with international search report (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every (88) Date of publication of the international search report: kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, 19 April 2007 GM, KE, LS, MW, MZ, NA, SD, SL, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, MD, RU, TJ, TM), For two-letter codes and other abbreviations, refer to the "Guid European (AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, ance Notes on Codes andAbbreviations " appearing at the begin FR, GB, GR, HJU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, NL, PL, PT, ning of each regular issue of the PCT Gazette.