Assembly having lancet and means for collecting and detecting body fluid

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6315738
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09475125

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An assembly to be detachably mounted on a body fluid monitoring system is provided. The assembly has a lancet and a device for collecting and detecting a body fluid. The lancet has a puncture needle. In this assembly, the puncture needle is maintained in sterilized conditions until its use, and the sterilization can be conducted with no adverse effects on the detection device. A readily sterilizable lancet unit and a body fluid-collecting and detecting unit adapted for use in such an assembly as well as a body fluid-monitoring system including such an assembly are also provided. The assembly comprises a first housing having a sleeve which movably accommodates the lancet in its interior, and a second housing having the body fluid detection device. The first housing and the second housing share an opening. The lancet is sterilized before the assembly. The body fluid-collecting and detecting section has a body fluid guide on the periphery of the inlet.

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TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHATOKYO 151-0072

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Morikawa, Naoki Yamanashi, JP 20 638
Nishikawa, Hisao Kanagawa, JP 8 805
Sonoda, Kouichi Kanagawa, JP 6 814
Takinami, Masao Kanagawa, JP 12 841

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