Integrated lancing test strip
First Claim
1. A device for sampling a bodily fluid from an incision in skin, comprising:
- a lancet having a lancet tip to form the incision in the skin;
a housing coupled to the lancet, the housing defining at least in part a capillary channel with an opening, the capillary channel being sized to draw the bodily fluid from the incision via capillary action;
the lancet tip extending from the capillary channel opening, the lancet tip being immovable relative to the housing;
a flexible sheet having a sampling end portion extending from the opening of the capillary channel;
the sampling end portion being flexible to bend against the skin as the lancet forms the incision; and
the sampling end portion of the flexible sheet being at least as long as the lancet tip to draw the bodily fluid into the opening of the capillary channel when the lancet tip is retracted from the incision.
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Abstract
An integrated bodily fluid sampling device is used to sample a bodily fluid from an incision in skin. The device includes a lancet for forming the incision in the skin. A housing is coupled to the lancet. The housing defines at least in part a capillary channel with an opening. The capillary channel is sized to draw the bodily fluid from the incision via capillary action. A test strip is positioned along the capillary channel for analyzing the fluid. In one form, a flexible sheet extends from the housing proximal the opening of the capillary channel for drawing the bodily fluid into the opening of the capillary channel. In another form, the lancet is slidably received inside the channel. During lancing, the lancet extends from the housing to form the incision. Fluid from the incision is drawn into the channel and is deposited on the test strip for analysis.
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Citations
48 Claims
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1. A device for sampling a bodily fluid from an incision in skin, comprising:
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a lancet having a lancet tip to form the incision in the skin; a housing coupled to the lancet, the housing defining at least in part a capillary channel with an opening, the capillary channel being sized to draw the bodily fluid from the incision via capillary action; the lancet tip extending from the capillary channel opening, the lancet tip being immovable relative to the housing; a flexible sheet having a sampling end portion extending from the opening of the capillary channel; the sampling end portion being flexible to bend against the skin as the lancet forms the incision; and the sampling end portion of the flexible sheet being at least as long as the lancet tip to draw the bodily fluid into the opening of the capillary channel when the lancet tip is retracted from the incision. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method of sampling a bodily fluid from an incision in skin, comprising:
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providing a device that includes a housing that defines a capillary channel with an opening, a lancet coupled to the housing, and a flexible sheet that extends from the opening of the capillary channel, wherein the lancet includes a lancet tip extending from the opening of the capillary channel; lancing the incision in the skin with the lancet; bending the flexible sheet against the skin during said lancing; retracting the lancet from the skin; straightening the flexible sheet during said retracting; and drawing the bodily fluid from the incision into the capillary channel with the flexible sheet. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. An integrated bodily fluid sampling device for sampling a bodily fluid from an incision in skin, comprising:
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a housing defining a capillary channel with an opening configured to draw the bodily fluid via capillary action; a lancet having a lancet tip for forming the incision in the skin, the lancet being attached to the housing with the lancet tip extending from around the opening of the channel, the lancet being immovable with respect to the housing; means for testing the bodily fluid positioned along the channel; a sheet of hydrophilic film extending from the opening of the channel, the sheet being flexible to bend as the lancet tip forms the incision; and the sheet extending past the lancet tip for drawing the bodily fluid into the channel. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. An apparatus, comprising:
a body fluid sampling device including a lancet having a lancet tip for cutting an incision in skin, a capillary channel opening for collecting body fluid from the incision, the lancet tip extending in a fixed manner from the capillary channel opening, a fluid collection sheet having a sampling end portion extending from the capillary channel opening, and the sampling end portion of the fluid collection sheet being at least as long as the lancet tip for drawing the body fluid from the incision into the capillary channel opening. - View Dependent Claims (46)
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47. A method, comprising:
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cutting an incision in skin with a lancet of a body fluid sampling device that includes a capillary channel with an opening, wherein the lancet is immovable relative to the body fluid sampling device, wherein the sampling device includes a fluid collection sheet that is flexible; bending the fluid collection sheet against the skin during said cutting the incision; retracting the lancet from the incision; and drawing body fluid from the incision into the opening of the capillary channel with the fluid collection sheet. - View Dependent Claims (48)
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Specification