ADJUSTABLE CONNECTOR, IMPROVED FLUID FLOW AND REDUCED CLOTTING RISK

Title:

ADJUSTABLE CONNECTOR, IMPROVED FLUID FLOW AND REDUCED CLOTTING RISK

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2011/140073

Kind Code:

A3

Abstract:

Methods and systems for determining the concentration of one or more analytes from a sample such as blood or plasma are described. The systems described herein can be configured to withdraw a sample from a source of fluid, direct a first portion of the withdrawn sample to an analyte monitoring system and return a second portion of the sample. The analyte monitoring system can be connected to the fluid source via a connector that is configured to improve fluid flow and reduce blood clotting risk. These goals can be accomplished, for example, by employing coatings in or on a connector, positioning a resilient substance at or near the junction, by reducing dead space volume, by using resiliency to improve fit, by extending a portion of one connector to better mate with a portion of another connector, etc.

Inventors:

CALLICOAT DAVID (US)
ZAMORA SALVADOR (US)
SOLDO MONNETT (US)
BUTLER MICHAEL (US)
JOHNSON CRAIG A (US)
LIM EUGENE (US)

Application Number:

PCT/US2011/034977

Publication Date:

April 05, 2012

Filing Date:

May 03, 2011

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

OPTISCAN BIOMEDICAL CORP (US)

International Classes:

A61M39/10; A61M5/168; A61M39/02

Domestic Patent References:

WO2006088792A2

2006-08-24

Foreign References:

US20080284167A1	2008-11-20
US20050137614A1	2005-06-23
US20090036764A1	2009-02-05
US6224575B1	2001-05-01

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