Integrated lance and strip for analyte measurement
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1. A lance comprising:
- a lancing element having a sharpened tip;
a separation element having a separation tip, wherein said separation tip is positioned proximal to said sharpened tip;
a connector connecting a proximal portion of said lancing element to a proximal portion of said separation element, said connector forming a fill channel, wherein said lancing element protects said separation tip from initiating a puncture when launching said lance into a user'"'"'s skin;
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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 lance comprising:
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a lancing element having a sharpened tip;
a separation element having a separation tip, wherein said separation tip is positioned proximal to said sharpened tip;
a connector connecting a proximal portion of said lancing element to a proximal portion of said separation element, said connector forming a fill channel, wherein said lancing element protects said separation tip from initiating a puncture when launching said lance into a user'"'"'s skin;
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