Method for promoting bodily fluid expression from a target site
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1. A method for promoting bodily fluid expression from a target site, the method comprising:
- urging a target site of a user'"'"'s body toward a device for promoting expression of bodily fluid from the target site;
sequentially increasing an area of contact and applied pressure between a pressure application mechanism of the device and the user'"'"'s body in the vicinity of the target site, and in a direction toward the target site, to urge bodily fluid toward the target site; and
lancing the target site while the device promotes the expression of bodily fluid from the lanced target site.
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Abstract
A method for promoting bodily fluid expression from a target site includes urging a target site of a user'"'"'s body toward a device for promoting expression of bodily fluid from the target site. The method also includes sequentially increasing an area of contact and applied pressure between a pressure application mechanism of the device and the user'"'"'s body in the vicinity of the target site, and in a direction toward the target site, thereby urging bodily fluid toward the target site. Thereafter, the target site is lanced.
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1. A method for promoting bodily fluid expression from a target site, the method comprising:
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urging a target site of a user'"'"'s body toward a device for promoting expression of bodily fluid from the target site;
sequentially increasing an area of contact and applied pressure between a pressure application mechanism of the device and the user'"'"'s body in the vicinity of the target site, and in a direction toward the target site, to urge bodily fluid toward the target site; and
lancing the target site while the device promotes the expression of bodily fluid from the lanced target site. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. The method of claim 9, wherein the area of contact and applied pressure sequentially increases from a position below a last knuckle of the user'"'"'s finger to half way between the last knuckle and the fingertip.
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