BIOLOGICAL TEST KIT
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1. A biological test kit comprising:
- a) a rigid first layer;
b) one or more lancets secured to the first layer, said lancets each having a sharp region disposed substantially away from the first layer;
c) one or more second layers disposed in an opposed arrangement relative to the first layer, the first and second layers being arranged to form one or more cavities there-between, each of the one or more second layers forming one or more covers, each cover over one of the lancets; and
d) each of the one or more covers having a first unconstrained configuration in which the lancet sharp region does not protrude past or through the cover and having a second compressed configuration in which the lancet sharp region protrudes through the cover.
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Abstract
The biological test kit is a device for drawing and, optionally, testing biological samples. The biological test kit is an array of lancets set in wells in a rigid base. Each lancet well is covered by a protective cover which when deformed permits the lancet to puncture a user or other patient. In one embodiment the biological test kit employs distinct covers for each lancet and in another the covers are formed from sheet material formed into blisters which cover the lancet.
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1. A biological test kit comprising:
- a) a rigid first layer;
b) one or more lancets secured to the first layer, said lancets each having a sharp region disposed substantially away from the first layer;
c) one or more second layers disposed in an opposed arrangement relative to the first layer, the first and second layers being arranged to form one or more cavities there-between, each of the one or more second layers forming one or more covers, each cover over one of the lancets; and
d) each of the one or more covers having a first unconstrained configuration in which the lancet sharp region does not protrude past or through the cover and having a second compressed configuration in which the lancet sharp region protrudes through the cover. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
- a) a rigid first layer;
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5. A biological test kit comprising:
- a) a rigid first layer, b) one or more lancets secured to the first layer, said lancets each having a sharp region disposed substantially away from the first layer;
c) one or more covers disposed in an opposed arrangement relative to the first layer, each cover covering at least one of said lancets, and said lancet disposed within a well formed in said first layer, said cover disposed to at least partially cover said well; and
d) each of the one or more covers having a first unconstrained configuration in which the lancet sharp region does not protrude past or through the cover and having a second compressed configuration in which the lancet sharp region protrudes through the cover. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
- a) a rigid first layer, b) one or more lancets secured to the first layer, said lancets each having a sharp region disposed substantially away from the first layer;
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10. A method of collecting biological samples comprising the steps of:
- a) Compressing a lancet cover onto a stationary lancet until said lancet pierces said cover and said user, producing a wound in said user.
- View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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