A novel device for collecting and dispensing fingerstick blood for point of care testing.

The increased world-wide availability of point-of-care (POC) tests utilizing fingerstick blood has led to testing scenarios in which multiple separate fingersticks are performed during a single patient encounter, generating cumulative discomfort and reducing testing efficiency. We have developed a d...

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Main Authors: Alexis F Sauer-Budge, Samuel J Brookfield, Ronald Janzen, Sarah McGray, Anna Boardman, Holger Wirz, Nira R Pollock
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5570352?pdf=render