Becton Dickinson

A biological liquid collection device designed to draw blood using an "atmospheric-balanced vacuum" to ensure the blood is exposed to the sample atmospheric partial pressure oxygen and partial pressure carbon dioxide levels as found in standard arterial blood gas syringes, resulting in blood gas sample stabilization during collection and a superior vacuum shelf-life by reducing the gas permeation rate through the plastic tube. The biological liquid collection device comprises a collection module for receiving a biological liquid sample, an evacuated container having an open end and a closed end wherein the evacuated container contains the collection module therein, and a closure for closing the open end of the evacuated container. The evacuated container comprises a gas composition that is substantially equal to the gas composition of the atmosphere outside of the evacuated container. A method for forming the atmospherically balanced vacuum collection device is also provided.

A device for obtaining a blood sample may include a holder for receiving a sample source, the holder having an actuation portion and a port; a blood collector attachment removably connected to the holder; and a collection container removably connected to the blood collector attachment, the container defining a collection cavity, wherein a collection container detachment member is provided between the blood collector attachment and the collection container to releasably attach the collection container to the blood collector attachment.

Flush syringe assemblies are described herein. Such flush syringe assembly may include a barrel including a side wall defining a chamber, a collar mounted on a distal wall of the barrel and surrounding an elongate tip. A cap may be attached to the collar via a hinge. The flush syringe assembly may also include a cap attached to the collar via a hinge. A ring may be disposed around the collar with a locking element that engages with a corresponding mating locking projection on the cap. The cap may include a slanted surface. The slanted surface of the cap may include one or more ribs made of an elastomeric material.

A probe delivery device can include a probe delivery mechanism that facilitates advancing a probe through an IV catheter. The probe delivery mechanism can be housed within a compartment of the probe delivery device and can include a probe that extends from the compartment into a fluid pathway formed within the probe delivery device. A portion of the probe delivery mechanism can extend out from the housing to enable a clinician to advance and retract the probe. The probe delivery device may include a vacuum tube receiver or a connector to enable a blood draw or fluid injection to be performed using the probe delivery device.

Provided herein is a syringe holder syringe holder for enabling measurement of a syringe barrel having a cylindrical main body and a flange positioned at a proximal end of the cylindrical main body. The syringe holder includes at least one rack comprising a top plate including a plurality of top holding apertures, a bottom plate including a plurality of bottom holding apertures, and a plurality of vertical members extending between the top and bottom plates, to space the top plate apart from the bottom plate. Each top holding aperture is aligned with a respective bottom holding aperture, with respective vertically aligned top and bottom holding apertures forming a receptacle configured to receive a syringe barrel therein. A diameter of the top holding aperture of each receptacle in the rack is incrementally different from the diameters of the top holding apertures of the other receptacles.

A vascular access device may include a housing and an instrument disposed within the housing. The housing may include a proximal end, a distal end, a slot, and an advancement tab. The advancement tab may be configured to move linearly along the slot between a retracted position and an advanced position. A proximal end of the instrument may be coupled to the advancement tab such that, in response to the advancement tab moving from the retracted position to the advanced position, the distal tip of the instrument may be advanced beyond the distal end of the housing into a catheter assembly and/or vasculature of a patient.

A biological fluid collection system including a collection module for collecting a small sample of blood and transferring a portion of the sample into a device or instrument for analyzing the sample such as a point-of-care or a near-patient-testing device including blood collection devices for collecting and transferring venous and arterial blood samples are disclosed.

A valve assembly for a drug delivery device includes a valve housing having a first side and a second side positioned opposite from the first side, a cannula having a first end and a second end positioned opposite the first end, a pierce plate having a body and a piercing member extending from the body, with the body defining a coiled elongate member, and a valve boot connected to the valve housing and defining an interior space. The valve boot is configured to move from a pre-use position where the first end of the cannula and the piercing member of the pierce plate are received within the interior space to a use position where the piercing member of the pierce plate and the first end of the cannula extend outside of the valve boot and the interior space.

Certain aspects relate to systems and usage techniques for modular lateral flow assay reader devices that can receive a number of different modules having a barcode scanning input device and optional network connectivity capabilities. A barcode scanning module can provide a simple input method that reduces errors compared to manual data entry. A network connectivity module can enable transmission of test results over a public network for standardizing, tracking and electronically connecting test results from assay reader devices located throughout a network. Such devices can programmatically implement a simplified workflow whereby pressing a single button readies the device for imaging, analyzing, and data storage/transmission and, in some implementations, configures the device to operate in one of a plurality of device operation modes.

Robotic systems for automated sample preparation are provided. Systems of interest include a plurality of sample processing modules, a plurality of robotic components integrated with the sample processing modules, a processor comprising memory operably coupled to the processor wherein the memory comprises instructions stored thereon, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to control the sample processing modules and the robotic components to: operate the sample processing modules and robotic components to prepare a plurality of samples for flow cytometric analysis, and an operable connection among the processor, the sample processing modules and the plurality of robotic components. Systems according to certain embodiments further include a flow cytometer, wherein the plurality of robotic components are further integrated with the flow cytometer, wherein the memory further comprises instructions stored thereon, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to control the sample processing modules, the robotic components and the flow cytometer to: load each prepared sample of the plurality of samples into the flow cytometer, and operate the flow cytometer to analyze each prepared sample of the plurality of samples, wherein the operable connection operably connects the processor, the sample processing modules, the flow cytometer and the plurality of robotic components. Methods of use and configuration or design of systems are also provided.