Method for lancing a dermal tissue target site employing a dermal tissue lancing device with a tiltable cap
First Claim
1. A method for lancing a dermal tissue target site, the method comprising:
- providing a dermal tissue lancing device, the dermal tissue lancing device including a housing, a lancet that is moveable with respect to the housing, and a cap, the cap having;
a cap body with an opening therethrough for at least a portion of a lancet to pass through;
the cap body having;
a proximal end; and
a distal end an attachment mechanism for tiltably attaching the cap body to the dermal tissue lancing device, whereby the cap body is free to tilt relative to the housing of the dermal tissue lancing device when the distal end of the cap body is urged against a dermal tissue target site. contacting the distal end of the cap body with a dermal tissue target site such that the distal end engages the dermal tissue target site and the cap body tilts relative to the housing of the dermal tissue lancing device;
urging the cap body towards the dermal tissue target site such that the cap body applies essentially uniform pressure against the dermal tissue target site, thereby creating a target site bulge; and
lancing the target site bulge with the dermal tissue lancing device.
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Abstract
A method for lancing a dermal tissue target site includes providing a dermal tissue lancing device with a housing, a lancet that is moveable with respect to the housing, and a cap. The cap includes a cap body with an opening therethrough for the lancet to pass through, a proximal end, and a distal end. The cap also includes an attachment mechanism for tiltably attaching the cap body to the dermal tissue lancing device. The attachment mechanism enables the cap body to be free to tilt relative to the housing of the dermal tissue lancing device when the distal end of the cap body is urged against a dermal tissue target site. The method also includes contacting and engaging the distal end of the cap body with a dermal tissue target site such that the cap body tilts, urging the cap body towards the dermal tissue target site such that the cap body applies essentially uniform pressure against the dermal tissue target site to create a target site bulge, and lancing the target site bulge.
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1. A method for lancing a dermal tissue target site, the method comprising:
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providing a dermal tissue lancing device, the dermal tissue lancing device including a housing, a lancet that is moveable with respect to the housing, and a cap, the cap having;
a cap body with an opening therethrough for at least a portion of a lancet to pass through;
the cap body having;
a proximal end; and
a distal end an attachment mechanism for tiltably attaching the cap body to the dermal tissue lancing device, whereby the cap body is free to tilt relative to the housing of the dermal tissue lancing device when the distal end of the cap body is urged against a dermal tissue target site. contacting the distal end of the cap body with a dermal tissue target site such that the distal end engages the dermal tissue target site and the cap body tilts relative to the housing of the dermal tissue lancing device;
urging the cap body towards the dermal tissue target site such that the cap body applies essentially uniform pressure against the dermal tissue target site, thereby creating a target site bulge; and
lancing the target site bulge with the dermal tissue lancing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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