Method of analyte measurement using integrated lance and strip
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1. A method of lancing skin comprising the steps of:
- providing a lance comprising;
a lancing element having a first sharpened end point;
a separation element having a second end point positioned adjacent said lancing element;
a connector, connecting a proximal portion of said first lancing element to a proximal portion of said separation element, said connector forming a channel;
inserting said lancing element to form an incision;
inserting said separation element to further open said incision and maintaining said lancing elements and said separation element in said incision while bodily fluids drawn into a space between said lancing elements.
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Abstract
The present invention relates, in general, to lancing elements for use in drawing bodily fluids out of a patient and, more particularly, to an improved lancing element including first and second elements positioned relative to each other such that an incision formed by the first element is held open by the second element and bodily fluids are pulled up the lancing element by surface tension on the first and second lancing elements.
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1. A method of lancing skin comprising the steps of:
- providing a lance comprising;
a lancing element having a first sharpened end point;
a separation element having a second end point positioned adjacent said lancing element;
a connector, connecting a proximal portion of said first lancing element to a proximal portion of said separation element, said connector forming a channel;
inserting said lancing element to form an incision;
inserting said separation element to further open said incision and maintaining said lancing elements and said separation element in said incision while bodily fluids drawn into a space between said lancing elements. - View Dependent Claims (2)
- providing a lance comprising;
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3. A method of lancing skin comprising the steps of:
- providing a lance comprising;
a lancing element having a first sharpened end point;
a separation element having a second end point positioned adjacent said lancing element;
a connector, connecting a proximal portion of said first lancing element to a proximal portion of said separation element, said connector forming a channel;
a sensor strip attached to a proximal portion of said connector;
inserting said lancing element to form an incision;
inserting said separation element to further open said incision and maintaining said lancing elements and said separation element in said incision;
drawing bodily fluids into a space between said lancing elements. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5)
- providing a lance comprising;
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6. A method of lancing skin comprising the steps of:
- providing a lance comprising;
a lancing element having a first sharpened end point;
a separation element having a second end point positioned adjacent said lancing element such that a space between said lancing element and said separation element forms a gap, said gap increasing in size proximal to said second tip;
a connector, connecting a proximal portion of said first lancing element to a proximal portion of said separation element, said connector forming a channel;
a sensor strip attached to a proximal portion of said connector;
inserting said lancing element to form an incision;
inserting said separation element to further open said incision and maintaining said lancing elements and said separation element in said incision;
drawing bodily fluids into a space between said lancing elements. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
- providing a lance comprising;
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