Test strip with integrated lancet
First Claim
1. An analyte test strip comprising:
- a first test strip substrate;
a second test strip substrate;
an elongate cavity extending through at least one of the first substrate and the second substrate;
a lancet disposed in the at least one elongate cavity;
an opening disposed at one end of the test strip and communicating with the at least one cavity; and
a reaction test site.
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides methods and systems to collect blood from a patient using a lancet integrated with a test strip. The present disclosure provides integrated test strips having an integrated lancet, as well as meters for actuating the lancet integrated within a test strip. The analyte test strip comprises a first test strip substrate material and a second test strip substrate material. At least one test strip substrate material comprises an elongate cavity. The test strip further comprises a reaction test site for testing analyte concentrations in blood. The test strip further comprises at least one opening communicating with the at least one cavity.
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30 Claims
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1. An analyte test strip comprising:
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a first test strip substrate; a second test strip substrate; an elongate cavity extending through at least one of the first substrate and the second substrate; a lancet disposed in the at least one elongate cavity; an opening disposed at one end of the test strip and communicating with the at least one cavity; and a reaction test site. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An analyte meter for monitoring a characteristic of a sample of blood, comprising:
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a test strip interface for engaging a first end of a test strip, the test strip including; a first test strip substrate; a second test strip substrate; an elongate cavity extending through a portion of one of the first substrate and the second substrate; a lancet disposed in the at least one elongate cavity; an opening disposed at one end of the test strip and communicating with the at least one cavity; a reaction test site; an actuation mechanism configured to engage one end of the lancet and to advance a second sharp end of the lancet through the opening of the test strip; and a meter for measuring the concentration of an analyte in a sample of blood. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of producing a test strip having an integrated lancet, comprising:
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selecting a first test strip substrate; selecting a second test strip substrate; forming an elongate cavity in at least one of the first test strip substrate or second test strip substrate; selecting a lancet body having at least one sharp end; positioning the lancet body in the at least one elongate cavity; and attaching the first and second substrates to one another. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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