Lancing Device End Cap With Rocking-Actuated Surface Features
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1. An endcap for a lancing device, said endcap comprising:
- an opening for passage of at least a sharp tip portion of a lancet;
a contact face surrounding said opening; and
at least one surface feature on the contact face adjacent said opening for applying pressure to tissue surrounding a lancing site by rocking of the contact face in contact with the tissue surrounding the lancing site.
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Abstract
An endcap for a lancing device, having a contact face defining an opening, wherein the contact face includes one or more surface contour features for directing body fluid toward the opening upon rocking of the lancing device with the contact face in contact with the skin surrounding the lancing site.
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27 Claims
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1. An endcap for a lancing device, said endcap comprising:
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an opening for passage of at least a sharp tip portion of a lancet; a contact face surrounding said opening; and at least one surface feature on the contact face adjacent said opening for applying pressure to tissue surrounding a lancing site by rocking of the contact face in contact with the tissue surrounding the lancing site. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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- 15. An endcap for a lancing device, said endcap comprising an outwardly-curved contact face for rocking contact with tissue surrounding a lancing site, said endcap further comprising at least one slotted opening through the outwardly-curved contact face, the at least one slotted opening being narrower at a central portion than at extremities thereof.
- 17. A lancing device for collecting a sample of body fluid from a sampling site on the skin of a subject, said lancing device comprising a lancet and a housing comprising an endcap, the lancet being movable between a first position within the housing and a second position wherein at least a sharp tip portion of the lancet extends through an opening in the endcap, wherein the endcap comprises a contact face surrounding the opening and at least one surface feature on the contact face adjacent said opening for applying pressure to tissue surrounding the sampling site by rocking of the contact face in contact therewith.
- 24. A lancing device for collecting a sample of body fluid from a sampling site on the skin of a subject, said lancing device comprising a lancet and a housing comprising an endcap, the lancet being movable between a first position within the housing and a second position wherein at least a sharp tip portion of the lancet extends through an opening in the endcap, said endcap comprising an outwardly-curved contact face for rocking contact with tissue surrounding the sampling site, and at least one slotted opening through the outwardly-curved contact face.
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27. A method of collecting a sample of blood or other body fluid, comprising:
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lancing the skin of a subject at a lancing site with a lancing device having a contact face including one or more surface contour features surrounding an opening; and rocking the lancing device with the contact face in contact with the skin surrounding the lancing site.
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