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Analyte test device

  • US 7,299,081 B2
  • Filed: 06/15/2004
  • Issued: 11/20/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/15/2004
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A unitary, disposable test cartridge capable of being removably coupled to a compatible analyte meter, said unitary, disposable cartridge comprising:

  • (a) a base, the base including a top surface, a bottom surface, a front end, and a read end,(b) a cover secured to the base, whereby a substantially enclosed volume is formed, the cover including a top surface, a bottom surface, a front end and a rear end,(c) a lancet carrier disposed between the base and the cover in the substantially enclosed volume, the lancet carrier comprising a spring, the spring having a first end and a second end, the first end of the spring being fixedly coupled to the base, the second end of the spring capable of displacement relative to the first end,(d) a lancet removably mounted on the lancet carrier, and(e) an analyte test strip disposed between the base and the cover in the substantially enclosed volume, the analyte test strip having a first end, a second end and a plurality of electrodes, wherein the cover includes a window through which the plurality of electrodes is externally accessible, and(f) a skin receiving surface formed into the front end of said base in the form of an arcuate notch that extends inward from the front end of the base.

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