Patent ID: 8864684

Claim:
A method of obtaining a bodily-fluid sample from a patient using a parenteral sampling device, the method comprising: establishing fluid communication between the patient and a fluid reservoir; moving an actuator from a first position to a second position, including moving a first sealing member away from a second sealing member a first distance, to create a negative pressure in the fluid reservoir, the fluid reservoir at least partially defined by the first sealing member and the second sealing member; receiving a first volume of bodily-fluid into the fluid reservoir; after the first volume of bodily-fluid has been received into the fluid reservoir, moving the actuator a second distance to engage a flow control mechanism and move the flow control mechanism from a first configuration to a second configuration, the first configuration operable to allow bodily-fluid to flow from the patient to the fluid reservoir, the second configuration operable to fluidically isolate the first volume of bodily-fluid in the fluid reservoir and to allow bodily-fluid to flow from the patient through the parenteral sampling device and to an outlet port.