Lancet protective cap
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1. A method for covering a lancing tip, comprising:
- sandwiching at least a lancing tip between a first web and a second web, each of the webs includes a multi-layered material having a first material resistant to melting at a specific temperature and a second material meltable at the specific temperature;
melting the second material by heating both the first web and the second web to at least the specific temperature in order to encapsulate at least the lancing tip in a sterile enclosure;
wherein during the melting the first material remains in an unmelted state to form a protective shell to protect integrity of at least the lancing tip; and
cutting the protective shell to a desired shape to form a removable cap, wherein there movable cap covers at least the lancing tip.
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Abstract
A unique technique for maintaining the sterility and integrity of a lancet tip. One or more lancet tips are sandwiched between a first web and a second web of material to protect the sterility of the lancet tips. The first and second webs are heat fused together to form a structure that covers and encapsulates the lancet tips to protect the integrity of the lancet tips. The structure is cut to form individual protective caps to detachably cover each of the lancet tips.
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17 Claims
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1. A method for covering a lancing tip, comprising:
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sandwiching at least a lancing tip between a first web and a second web, each of the webs includes a multi-layered material having a first material resistant to melting at a specific temperature and a second material meltable at the specific temperature; melting the second material by heating both the first web and the second web to at least the specific temperature in order to encapsulate at least the lancing tip in a sterile enclosure; wherein during the melting the first material remains in an unmelted state to form a protective shell to protect integrity of at least the lancing tip; and cutting the protective shell to a desired shape to form a removable cap, wherein there movable cap covers at least the lancing tip. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method for covering a plurality of lancing tips, comprising:
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sandwiching a plurality of lancing tips between a first web of multi-layered material and a second web of the multi-layered material, the multi-layered material including a first layer resistant to melting at a specific temperature and a second layer meltable at the specific temperature, wherein the plurality of lancing tips contact the second layers; heating the first and second webs to the specific temperature to melt the second layers of the first and the second webs; encapsulating the plurality of lancing tips with the melted material of the second layers; wherein during the heating the first layers of the first and the second webs remain in an unmelted state to form an exterior protective shell configured to surround the plurality of lancing tips to protect integrity of the plurality of lancing tips and to contain the melted material of the second layers. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 12)
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10. A method, comprising:
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unrolling a first web of multi-layered material from a first spindle; unrolling a second web of multi-layered material from a second spindle, the first and the second webs each including a first layer resistant to melting at a specific temperature and a second layer meltable at the specific temperature; positioning a plurality of lancet tips between the first web and the second web in a side by side relationship wherein a first lancet tip is substantially parallel to a second lancet tip; heating the first and second webs to at least the specific temperature to melt the second layers of the first and the second webs; encapsulating the plurality of lancet tips between the first web and the second web as the second layers of the first and the second webs melt; and wherein the first layers of the first and the second webs form a rigid shell around the plurality of lancet tips and the second layers of the first and the second webs. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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13. A method for covering a lancet tip, comprising:
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placing a first web over a lancet tip, the first web including a multi-layered material having a first layer resistant to melting at a specific temperature and a second layer meltable at the specific temperature, wherein the lancet tip contacts the second layer; heating a second web to a specific temperature, the second web including the multi-layered material having the first layer resistant to melting at a specific temperature and the second layer meltable at the specific temperature; covering the lancing tip with the second web, wherein the lancet tip contacts the second layer; and melting the second layers of the first web and the second web as the second web contacts the first web in order to encapsulate the lancet tip. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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