Lancing device end cap with pressure-actuated surface features
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1. An endcap for a lancing device, said endcap comprising a contact face defining an opening for passage of a sharp lancet tip, said endcap further comprising one or more surface features projecting from the contact face for contact against the skin around a sampling site to enhance sample collection.
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Abstract
An endcap for a lancing device, the endcap including a contact face defining an opening for passage of a sharp lancet tip, wherein the contact face includes one or more surface features for compression and/or twisting against the skin around a sampling site to enhance sample collection and/or prevent premature wound closure.
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- 1. An endcap for a lancing device, said endcap comprising a contact face defining an opening for passage of a sharp lancet tip, said endcap further comprising one or more surface features projecting from the contact face for contact against the skin around a sampling site to enhance sample collection.
- 13. 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 projecting outwardly from the contact face.
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21. 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 features projecting therefrom; and applying pressure between the one or more surface features on the contact face and the skin surrounding the lancing site to enhance sample collection. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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