ALLOWING MEASUREMENTS TO BE MADE OF A BLOOD SAMPLE
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Abstract
An apparatus and a method for measuring a property of a blood sample is shown. The apparatus comprises of a housing having an aperture; a shaft mounted inside the housing; a testing member rotatably mounted on the shaft; an actuating member coupled to the housing and configured to exert a force against the testing member; and a lancet for eliciting a blood sample fixedly coupled to and protruding substantially radially from the testing member and configured to co-rotate with the testing member. The apparatus is further configured such that the lancet is aligned with the aperture in the housing when the testing member is in a first position. The testing member is configured, in the presence of a force exerted against the testing member by the actuator member, to translate to a second position in which the lancet is in a skin penetrating position.
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30 Claims
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16. Apparatus for eliciting a blood sample, the apparatus comprising:
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a housing having an aperture; a shaft mounted inside the housing; a testing member rotatably mounted on the shaft; an actuating member coupled to the housing and configured to exert a force against the testing member; and a lancet fixedly coupled to and protruding substantially radially from the testing member and configured to co-rotate with the testing member; wherein the apparatus is configured such that the lancet is aligned with the aperture in the housing when the testing member is in a first position, and wherein the testing member is configured, in the presence of a force exerted against the testing member by the actuator member, to translate to a second position in which the lancet is in a skin penetrating position. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method of eliciting a blood sample, the method comprising:
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rotating a testing member on a shaft mounted inside a housing to a first position so as to align a lancet protruding substantially radially from the testing member with an aperture in the housing, and an actuator member exerting a force against the testing member to translate the testing member to a second position in which the lancet is in a skin penetrating position. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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Specification