Split tip expression device
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1. Apparatus for sampling bodily fluid, said apparatus comprising:
- a housing,a skin-lancing device mounted in said housing for directing a skin-lancing medium against a skin surface to form an incision therein, and then remove the skin-lancing medium from the incision,a device mounted in said housing, said device having a pair of elongated skin-engaging flexible tabs, each tab having a length and defining a centerline extending through the center of said tab along said length, said tabs oriented to urge the skin taut adjacent the incision site on said skin to at least open the incision, said tabs extending from a base to adjacent the incision, each said tab having an intermediate section wherein said centerline extends toward the skin surface and toward said skin-lancing medium, and each said tab having a section adjacent the skin surface wherein said centerline extends toward the skin surface and away from said skin-lancing medium.
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Abstract
An expression device for a lancing device of the type that directs a skin-lancing medium against a skin site to make an incision for testing bodily fluids. The expression device has a pair of skin-engaging tabs curved and oriented to make the skin taut adjacent a lancet used with the device. This increases the incision width and enhances the quantity of blood removed for subsequent testing.
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1. Apparatus for sampling bodily fluid, said apparatus comprising:
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a housing, a skin-lancing device mounted in said housing for directing a skin-lancing medium against a skin surface to form an incision therein, and then remove the skin-lancing medium from the incision, a device mounted in said housing, said device having a pair of elongated skin-engaging flexible tabs, each tab having a length and defining a centerline extending through the center of said tab along said length, said tabs oriented to urge the skin taut adjacent the incision site on said skin to at least open the incision, said tabs extending from a base to adjacent the incision, each said tab having an intermediate section wherein said centerline extends toward the skin surface and toward said skin-lancing medium, and each said tab having a section adjacent the skin surface wherein said centerline extends toward the skin surface and away from said skin-lancing medium. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of sampling bodily fluid from an incision m a skin site comprising:
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providing a skin lancing device having a pair of flexible tabs extending alongside said skin lancing device to elongated skin-engaging edges, said tabs having an intermediate section extending toward the skin surface and toward said skin lancing device, and a section adjacent the elongated skin-engaging edges extending toward the skin surface and away from said skin lancing devices; making an incision; engaging the skin along straight lines with said elongated skin-engaging edges; pressing said elongated skin-engaging edges against said skin to stretch the skin taut at said site to at least open the incision; and urging said elongated skin-engaging edges away from said skin lancing device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. Apparatus for sampling bodily fluid, said apparatus comprising:
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a housing, a skin-lancing device mounted to said housing for directing a skin-lancing medium against a skin surface to form an incision therein, and for removing the skin-lancing medium from the incision, a cap attached to said housing, said cap defining an interior and including a skin-engaging portion for contacting the skin, and at least two flexible tabs, each tab attached to said housing and extending at least partially within said interior to a free end, each said free end including a skin-engaging edge, wherein said at least two skin-engaging edges are parallel, and said at least two flexible tabs are oriented to urge said skin-engaging edges in opposite directions away from one another when pressed against the skin. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. Apparatus for sampling bodily fluid, said apparatus comprising:
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a housing, a skin-lancing device mounted in said housing for directing a skin-lancing medium against a skin surface defining a plane to form an incision therein, and for removing the skin-lancing medium from the incision, at least two flexible tabs attached to said housing with said skin-lancing device positioned between said at least two flexible tabs, each tab extending from a base portion to a free end and including an intermediate portion between said base portion and said free end, each said free end including a skin-engaging edge, wherein said at least two flexible tabs are oriented to urge said skin-engaging edges in opposite directions away from one another when pressed against the skin, wherein said at least two base portions, intermediate portions and free ends each include an inner surface facing said skin-lancing device, an outer surface facing away from said skin-lancing device, and a thickness separating said inner surface and said outer surface, wherein said base portion thickness, said intermediate portion thickness and said free end thickness are approximately equal, wherein a distance separating said at least two intermediate portion inner surfaces and parallel to said skin surface plane is less than a distance separating said at least two base portion inner surfaces and parallel to said skin surface plane, and wherein a distance separating said at least two intermediate portion inner surfaces and parallel to said skin surface plane is less than a distance separating said at least two free end inner surfaces and parallel to said skin surface plane. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34)
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35. Apparatus for sampling bodily fluid, said apparatus comprising:
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a housing, a skin-lancing device with a central axis mounted to said housing for directing a skin-lancing medium against a skin surface to form an incision therein, at least two flexible tabs mounted to said housing and extending from an upper base portion to a lower portion with a middle portion between said upper and lower portions, said lower portion including a skin-engaging end, said skin-engaging ends adapted to engage and stretch the skin surface between said skin-engaging ends, wherein each said at least two flexible tabs has an inner surface facing said skin-lancing device, an outer surface facing away from said skin-lancing device, and a thickness separating said inner surface and said outer surface, wherein said thickness is constant from said base to said skin-engaging end, and wherein each said inner surface is convex with said middle portion being nearer said skin-lancing device central axis than either said upper portion or said lower portion. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37)
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38. Apparatus for sampling bodily fluid, said apparatus comprising:
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a housing, a skin-lancing device mounted in said housing for directing a skin-lancing medium against a skin surface to form an incision therein, and for removing the skin-lancing medium from the incision, at least two flexible tabs, each tab attached to said housing and extending to a free end, each said free end including a skin-engaging edge, wherein said at least two skin-engaging edges are parallel, and said at least two flexible tabs are oriented to urge said skin-engaging edges in opposite directions away from one another when pressed against the skin, and at least two flexible replacement tabs, wherein said flexible replacement tabs are interchangeably attachable to said housing with said at least two flexible tabs.
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39. Apparatus for sampling bodily fluid, said apparatus comprising:
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a housing, a skin-lancing device mounted in said housing for directing a skin-lancing medium against a skin surface to form an incision therein, and then remove the skin-lancing medium from the incision, a device mounted in said housing, said device having a pair of elongated skin-engaging flexible tabs, each tab having a length and defining a centerline extending through the center of said tab along said length, said tabs oriented to urge the skin taut adjacent the incision site on said skin to at least open the incision, said tabs extending from a base to adjacent the incision, each said tab having an intermediate section wherein said centerline extends toward said skin-lancing medium and a section adjacent the skin surface wherein said centerline extends away from said skin-lancing medium, wherein said base is removable from said housing, and clips mounted on said housing and having slots into which said base extends, said base having a slot surrounding the site for said lancing medium to permit sideways removal from said base.
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40. Apparatus for sampling bodily fluid, said apparatus comprising:
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a housing, a skin-lancing device mounted in said housing for directing a skin-lancing medium against a skin surface to form an incision therein, and then remove the skin-lancing medium from the incision, a device mounted in said housing, said device having a pair of elongated skin-engaging flexible tabs, each tab having a length and defining a centerline extending through the center of said tab along said length, said tabs oriented to urge the skin taut adjacent the incision site on said skin to at least open the incision, said tabs extending from a base to adjacent the incision, each said tab having an intermediate section wherein said centerline extends toward said skin-lancing medium and a section adjacent the skin surface wherein said centerline extends away from said skin-lancing medium, and a cap attached to said housing for contacting the skin on opposing sides of the incision.
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