The current invention is a syringe and swab system for a syringe having a plunger, a barrel, a needle hub, a needle, a needle safety cover, and a swab attached to the distal end of the needle safety cover for placing over an injection site to apply pressure and a vial for holding fluid that may be utilized with the swab.

A medical puncturing device having a wicking element disposed on a portion of the medical puncturing device is disclosed. The wicking element allows a user to remove a first drop of blood upon puncturing the skin using the medical puncturing device. In this manner, a subsequent drop of blood can be used to test their blood to determine their blood glucose level for proper insulin dosing.

In one aspect, the present disclosure relates to a device for obtaining biological tissue. In some embodiments, the device can include a first row of a plurality of hollow tubes; a second row of a plurality of hollow tubes, adjacent the first row of hollow tubes; a third row of a plurality of hollow tubes, adjacent the second row of hollow tubes, the first, second and third rows forming an array of hollow tubes; wherein each hollow tube can include at least one point at the distal end of the hollow tube, the plurality of rows forming a two dimensional array of hollow tubes; wherein an inner diameter of the at least one tube is less than about 1 mm, the distal end of each of the hollow tubes is configured to be inserted into a biological tissue donor site to remove a portion of tissue therefrom when each of the hollow tubes is withdrawn from the donor site.

The present disclosure is directed to a needle assembly for drawing blood. The needle assembly can be a standalone or part of an over-the-needle medical device, such as an intravenous catheter. A blood collection device is attached directly or indirectly to the needle hub of the needle assembly and/or to a catheter hub, such as through a Y-site or adaptor connected to a tubing that is connected to the catheter hub. The needle is configured to access the vascular system to draw blood, which then passes to the blood collection device via the needle lumen, which has a tip having a discontinuity opening, an opening with a movable stem, or a shaft element with a lumen.

A blood collection apparatus is provided with a blood collection assembly including a casing tube including a forward nose, a plurality of connectors and a rear flange having a flexible projection, a plunger slidably disposed in the casing tube and including a forward plug and an elongated arm having a plurality of cavities, a blood collection tubes, an adapter assemblies each including a tube body, a first tube extending out of one end and insert into a related connectors of the casing tube, a second tube extending out of the end to insert into one of the blood collection tubes, and a butterfly needle assembly mounted to the nose of the casing tube. A pulling of the plunger moves the plug rearward and pivots the projection to engage in one cavity of the elongated arm and an orifice of the each related connectors is not blocked by the plug so as to flow blood from the tube casing to one of the blood collection tube via one connector and one adapter assembly.

The present invention generally relates to receiving bodily fluid through a device opening. In one aspect, the device includes a flow activator arranged to cause fluid to be released from a subject. A deployment actuator may actuate the flow activator in a deployment direction, which may in turn cause fluid release from a subject. The flow activator may also be moved in a retraction direction by a retraction actuator. In one aspect, the device may include a vacuum source that may help facilitate fluid flow into the opening of the device and/or may help facilitate fluid flow from the opening to a storage chamber. In one aspect, a device actuator may enable fluid communication between the opening and the vacuum source and the flow activator may be actuated after the enablement of fluid communication.

A one-time/single use safety lancet system includes a body; a spring coupled to the body; a keeper having a deformable member; and a core for supporting a lancet and having an end coupled to the spring. The core further has a first latch for engaging the deformable member when the lancet system is in an armed state. The deformable member of the keeper is fractured after one use of the lancet system which prevents any subsequent arming of the lancet system. The keeper may be made part of the lancet body. The core may include a second latch, wherein the second latch permanently deforms or fractures the deformable member of the keeper after the single, one-time arming of the safety lancet system.

A system acquiring body fluid samples is provided. One embodiment comprises a housing with a sampling channel extending therethrough and defined by an inlet port and an outlet port, wherein the inlet port secures a needle that penetrates a patient; a diversion chamber body portion directly secured to the housing with at least one diversion chamber, wherein the diversion chamber is in fluid communication with the sampling channel, wherein an initial first portion of the body fluid received from the needle is transferred through the sampling channel inlet port and into the diversion chamber, and wherein a subsequent second portion of the body fluid received from the needle is communicated through the sampling channel to the outlet port for collection into a collection device while the initially received first portion of the body fluid is retained in the diversion chamber.

A lancing device and a method for using the lancing device includes a plunger mechanism having a permanent magnet housed therein. The lancing device includes a movable element having at least one attracting object and at least one repelling object. The attracting object attracts the permanent magnet to move the plunger into a retracted position. The repelling object repels the permanent magnet to move the plunger into a lancing position to pierce the skin of a test subject. The use of the permanent magnet in the plunger mechanism reduces or eliminates multiple punctures due to plunger bounce or oscillation that can occur while a body fluid sample is being drawn.

Skin stimulus arrangements are described for creating a stimulus in the skin in the vicinity of a treatment or wound site to alleviate the perception of pain. First and second textured surfaces are provided for making contact with the skin, with the surfaces being moved to create a stimulus which alleviates the perception of pain. The movement may be linear, rotary or a combination of both, and just a single textured surface may be provided.