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DK3334342T3
DK3334342T3 DK16834326.7T DK16834326T DK3334342T3 DK 3334342 T3 DK3334342 T3 DK 3334342T3 DK 16834326 T DK16834326 T DK 16834326T DK 3334342 T3 DK3334342 T3 DK 3334342T3
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David Charles Bailey
Andrew Gooley
Florian Germain Lapierre
David John Melville
Rod Anthony Wiebenga
Eugene Meyer
Chau Hoang Thanh Nguyen
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The Univ Of Tasmania
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    • A61B5/150374—Details of piercing elements or protective means for preventing accidental injuries by such piercing elements
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    • A61B5/151—Devices specially adapted for taking samples of capillary blood, e.g. by lancets, needles or blades
    • A61B5/15101—Details
    • A61B5/15103—Piercing procedure
    • A61B5/15107—Piercing being assisted by a triggering mechanism
    • A61B5/15113—Manually triggered, i.e. the triggering requires a deliberate action by the user such as pressing a drive button
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    • G01N2001/028—Sampling from a surface, swabbing, vaporising

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  • Measurement Of The Respiration, Hearing Ability, Form, And Blood Characteristics Of Living Organisms (AREA)
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AU2015903220A AU2015903220A0 (en) 2015-08-12 Liquid collection device
PCT/AU2016/050749 WO2017024360A1 (en) 2015-08-12 2016-08-12 Liquid collection device

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JP (2) JP6992985B2 (da)
CN (1) CN108135545B (da)
AU (2) AU2016306713C1 (da)
CA (1) CA3032311C (da)
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