This disclosed method improves the accuracy of testing blood for the levels of contaminant, such as lead, cadmium and mercury, in individuals. The method comprises cleaning the area where the skin will be penetrated to obtain the blood sample to remove the contaminant to be measured in the blood. The cleansing is accomplished with a cleanser formulated to remove the contaminant to be measured in the blood from the surface of the skin, the pores, sweat ducts, hair follicles and sebaceous gland ducts. The method reduces contamination of the blood sample by contaminants on, and/or in the portion of the skin through which the blood sample is drawn. A premoistened wipe can also be used that mobilizes heavy metals from the skin surface, the skin pores, sweat ducts, hair follicles and sebaceous gland ducts, and is formed with a wipe substrate material selected for its affinity to bind the toxic materials.

A mono-layer electrode sensor suitable for a multitude of electrophysiology testing applications is disclosed. The electrode sensor can include a mono-layer of conductive film shaped with a soft-form geometry that is modifiable to a targeted size tailored to a patient. The conductive film includes a sensing area that is complementary to a size and morphology of a body structure of the patient. The conductive film can have a connector coupled to the sensor, and the skin adherent side can have a bio-compatible hydrogel coated there over including a non-conductive material formed over the connector portion of the conductive film.

An apparatus includes a housing, a flow control mechanism, and an actuator. At least a portion of the flow control mechanism is movably disposed within the housing. The apparatus further includes an inlet port and an outlet port, and defines a fluid reservoir. The outlet port is fluidically coupled to a second fluid reservoir and is fluidically isolated from the first fluid reservoir. The actuator is configured to move the flow control mechanism between a first configuration, in which the inlet port is placed in fluid communication with the fluid reservoir such that the fluid reservoir receives a first flow of bodily-fluid, and a second configuration, in which the inlet port is placed in fluid communication with the outlet port.

A disposable test cartridge and method for a point-of-care analyzer includes a cartridge body having a plurality of chambers where each of the plurality of chambers has an opening at a top of the cartridge body, a cartridge cover connected to the cartridge body where the cartridge cover has a capillary-receiving aperture, a capillary wiper disposed within the capillary-receiving aperture where the capillary-receiving aperture is aligned with one of the plurality of chambers of the cartridge body, and a capillary element removably insertable into the cartridge cover where the capillary element has a capillary tube that extends into the capillary-receiving aperture and through the capillary wiper where a tip portion of the capillary tube extends into the cartridge body.

The present invention relates to a sample pad for a medical diagnosis kit, and a production method therefor, and more specifically relates to a sample pad for a medical diagnosis kit, the sample pad being characterized by comprising softwood pulp, PET fibres, binder fibres, and a wet-strength enhancer, and a production method therefor.

An apparatus includes a housing, a flow control mechanism, and an actuator. At least a portion of the flow control mechanism is movably disposed within the housing. The apparatus further includes an inlet port and an outlet port, and defines a fluid reservoir. The outlet port is fluidically coupled to a second fluid reservoir and is fluidically isolated from the first fluid reservoir. The actuator is configured to move the flow control mechanism between a first configuration, in which the inlet port is placed in fluid communication with the fluid reservoir such that the fluid reservoir receives a first flow of bodily-fluid, and a second configuration, in which the inlet port is placed in fluid communication with the outlet port.

Provided is a blood collection tube sorting and centrifugal balancing device including a body frame. A vacuum blood collection tube mechanism, a centrifugal balancing tube mechanism, a sorting mechanism, a scanning identification mechanism, a test tube transporting mechanism, and a collection box are arranged on the body frame. The vacuum blood collection tube mechanism and the centrifugal balancing tube mechanism are parallelly arranged on an upper part of the body frame. The scanning identification mechanism is connected to the vacuum blood collection tube mechanism. The sorting mechanism is connected to the vacuum blood collection tube mechanism and the centrifugal balancing tube mechanism at two ends of the sorting mechanism, respectively. The test tube transporting mechanism is connected to the centrifugal balancing tube mechanism. The collection box is disposed in a middle part of the body frame and located directly below the vacuum blood collection tube mechanism.

A biological fluid sampling device includes a rigid body extending along a body axis and having a first end portion, a second end portion, and an intermediate portion extending between the first end portion and the second end portion. The second end portion includes a plurality of fins, with each fin extending radially outward relative to the body axis. Adjacent ones of the plurality of fins at least partially define a cavity therebetween. The device further includes an absorbent body connected to the rigid body and extending from the second end portion in a direction substantially parallel to the body axis, with the absorbent body being configured to absorb a biological fluid.

The present invention relates to a continuous blood glucose measurement device which is produced with an assembled body attachment unit inside an applicator so as to minimize a user's additional work of attaching the body attachment unit to the body, thereby enabling the body attachment unit to be attached to the body by simply activating the applicator, and, particularly, the present invention provides a continuous blood glucose measurement device which: is provided with a wireless communication chip in a body attachment unit so as to enable communication with an external terminal, thereby enabling simple and convenient use, without additional work of connecting a separate transmitter, and easier maintenance; and is activated by the user after the body attachment unit is attached to the body so as to enable the operation start time to be adjusted to an appropriate time according to user's needs, and to enable the operation to start in a stabilized state so that blood glucose can be measured more accurately.

A medical system includes one or more medical devices for intra-body conveyance which include a host structure that defines an interior area, one or more data gathering system, one or more means for communication, for transmitting data from the data gathering systems. The medical device is configurable into a peripheral boundary of a size adapted to fit in a lumen of a living organism. The medical system includes an external processing device configured to receive the transmitted data from the means for communication. The external processing system is configured to perform data analysis on the data received from the medical device.