LANCET INTEGRATED TEST ELEMENT TAPE DISPENSER
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- forming on a sterility sheet one or more electrodes for one or more test elements configured to analyze body fluid; and
enclosing in the sterility sheet one or more piercing members configured to pierce tissue, wherein each piercing member is associated with one of the test elements.
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Abstract
A lancet integrated test element tape includes a plurality of lancet integrated test elements. The lancet integrated test elements each include a lancet configured to form an incision in tissue and a test element configured to analyze body fluid from the incision in the tissue. A cartridge includes a supply compartment configured to store an unused section of the tape. The tape is folded within the supply compartment to limit damage to the lancet integrated test elements. The cartridge can further include a waste compartment in which a used section of the tape is stored. An indexing mechanism moves the tape between the supply and waste compartments.
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30 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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forming on a sterility sheet one or more electrodes for one or more test elements configured to analyze body fluid; and enclosing in the sterility sheet one or more piercing members configured to pierce tissue, wherein each piercing member is associated with one of the test elements. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method, comprising:
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creating a lancet integrated tape having lancets integrated with test elements; forming on the lancet integrated tape a plurality of guide members configured to guide the tape; and loading the lancet integrated tape into a cartridge in which the guide members are received into a guide channel of the cartridge. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An apparatus, comprising:
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a lancet integrated test tape comprising a plurality of lancet integrated test units, the lancet integrated test units being flat, the lancet integrated test units each comprising a lancet configured to form an incision in tissue, and a test element configured to analyze body fluid from the incision in the tissue; and a cartridge comprising a supply compartment configured to store an unused section of the lancet integrated test tape, the lancet integrated test tape being folded within the supply compartment to limit damage to the lancet integrated test units, wherein the lancet integrated test units are folded flat against adjacent lancet integrated test units. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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29. An apparatus, comprising:
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a tape comprising a plurality of test elements configured to analyze body fluid; and a cartridge comprising a supply compartment configured to store an unused section of the tape, the unused section of the tape being folded in a fanfold manner within the supply compartment, wherein adjacent folds of the unused section lie flat against one another, and a waste compartment configured to store a used section of the tape, the used section of the tape being folded in a fanfold manner within the waste compartment, wherein adjacent folds of the used section lie flat against one another. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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