Methods for using a diagnostic test strip for collecting and detecting an analyte in a fluid sample
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Abstract
A test strip for use of the determination of an analyte in a fluid sample according to one embodiment of the present invention is disclosed. The test strip comprises a base having a top and a bottom, a collection chamber that extends between the top and the bottom of the base, a containing ring that is disposed on the bottom of the base and surrounds the collection chamber, and a capillary channel formed in top of the base that has an inlet fluidly coupled to the collection chamber, a test element disposed within the capillary channel. A lid is attached to the top of the base and covers the collection chamber, the test membrane, and at least a portion of the capillary channel.
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49 Claims
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30. A method for lancing the skin of a test subject and harvesting a body fluid sample with a lancing and harvesting device, the method comprising the acts of:
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providing a lancing and harvesting device having a test strip including a collection chamber, a containing ring surrounding the collection chamber, a capillary channel fluidly coupled to the collection chamber, and a lid disposed over the collection chamber and a least a portion of the capillary channel, the lancing and harvesting device further including a lancet configured to puncture the lid and to extend through the collection chamber when moving between a retracted position and an extended position; placing the containing ring of the test strip on the skin of the test subject; lancing an area of the skin of the test subject bounded by the periphery of the containing ring; maintaining a body fluid sample produced at the lance site within the periphery of the containing ring; collecting the body fluid sample produced at the lance site with the test strip; and directing, with the lid, at least a portion of the body fluid sample from the collection chamber toward an inlet of the capillary channel. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A method for lancing the skin of a test subject and harvesting a body fluid sample with a lancing and harvesting device having a test strip and a lancet, the method comprising the acts of:
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placing a containing ring of the test strip on the skin of the test subject, the containing ring surrounding a collection chamber; puncturing a lid with a lancet, the lid being disposed over the collection chamber and at least a portion of a capillary channel, the capillary channel being fluidly coupled to the collection chamber; extending the lancet through the collection chamber; lancing an area of the skin of the test subject bounded by a periphery of the containing ring to form a lance site; maintaining the body fluid sample produced at the lance site within the periphery of the containing ring; collecting the body fluid sample produced at the lance site with the test strip; and directing, with the lid, at least a portion of the body fluid sample from the collection chamber toward an inlet of the capillary channel. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A method for lancing the skin of a test subject and harvesting a body fluid sample with a lancing and harvesting device having a test strip and a lancet, the method comprising the acts of:
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placing a containing ring of the test strip on the skin of the test subject, the containing ring being disposed on a bottom of a base of the test strip and surrounding a collection chamber, the collection chamber extending from the bottom of the base; lancing an area of the skin of the test subject bounded by a periphery of the containing ring to form a lance site; maintaining a body fluid sample produced at the lance site within the periphery of the containing ring; collecting the body fluid sample produced at the lance site with the test strip; directing, with a lid, at least a portion of the body fluid sample from the collection chamber toward an inlet of a capillary channel, the lid being attached to at least a portion of a top of the base, the lid covering at least a portion of the collection chamber, the capillary channel, and a test area fluidly connected to the capillary channel, the inlet of the capillary channel being fluidly coupled to the collection chamber, the capillary channel being positioned adjacent to the top of the base; venting air from the test strip via a vent; and measuring the concentration of an analyte in the collected body fluid sample by reacting the analyte in the collected body fluid sample with a reagent. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49)
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