Patent ID: 8646342

Claim:
A fluid sampling device, comprising: a body configured to be in a fluid communication with a host fluid receptacle, the body having a first face and a second face, the body having plurality of shafts extending through the body, each shaft having an inlet at the first face and an outlet at the second face, the shafts being arranged substantially parallel to one another and being connectable to a separate sample container; and a sample gating means having a passage extending there through, the sample gating means disposed at the first face of the body, the body and the sample gating means being rotatable with respect to one another such that the passage can be aligned with each of the shafts sequentially, thereby establishing a fluid pathway between the host fluid receptacle and the passage, a single shaft and a single sample container, wherein the fluid sampling device is configured to enable fluid sampling to occur in a substantially sterile manner; and further comprising an interlocking structure for interlocking the body and the same gating means in a discrete position, wherein the interlocking structure comprises a ratchet.