Self-contained test unit for testing body fluids
First Claim
1. A self contained disposable testing unit for testing body fluid comprising:
- a body member,a support member moveable with respect to the body member between a first position and a second position, the support member including a body part receiving surface for receiving a patient'"'"'s body part,a lancet movable with respect to the support member, the lancet including a first end portion pivotably coupled to the body member for pivotal movement with respect to the body member, and a second end portion having a second end and a base end, the base end being disposed closer to the first end portion than the second end and the second end including a lancet tip capable of piercing a patient'"'"'s skin to produce fluid flow, wherein during pivotal movement of the lancet, the base end and lancet tip of the second end portion move in an arcuate path and extend along a tangent of an arc scribed by the pivotal movement, wherein the base end follows the lancet tip;
a test member capable of interacting with body fluid to aid in determining information about body fluid components;
a capillary member capable of directing fluid flow to the test member,a pressure cup for exerting pressure on a body part to foster fluid flow out of a lanced site and into the capillary; and
a calibration member capable of containing information for facilitating calibration of the testing unit.
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Abstract
A self contained disposable test unit for testing body fluid comprises a body member and a support member. The support member is moveable with respect to the body member between a first position and a second position. The support member includes a body part receiving surface for receiving a patient'"'"'s body part. A lancet is carried by the body member and includes a lancet tip capable of piercing the skin of a patient to produce fluid flow. A test member is capable of interacting with body fluid to aid in the determination of information about body fluid components. A capillary member is capable of directing fluid flow to the test member. A pressure cup is capable of exerting pressure on a body part to foster fluid flow out of a lanced site and into the capillary, and a calibration member is provided for containing information for facilitating calibration of the test unit.
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41 Claims
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1. A self contained disposable testing unit for testing body fluid comprising:
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a body member, a support member moveable with respect to the body member between a first position and a second position, the support member including a body part receiving surface for receiving a patient'"'"'s body part, a lancet movable with respect to the support member, the lancet including a first end portion pivotably coupled to the body member for pivotal movement with respect to the body member, and a second end portion having a second end and a base end, the base end being disposed closer to the first end portion than the second end and the second end including a lancet tip capable of piercing a patient'"'"'s skin to produce fluid flow, wherein during pivotal movement of the lancet, the base end and lancet tip of the second end portion move in an arcuate path and extend along a tangent of an arc scribed by the pivotal movement, wherein the base end follows the lancet tip; a test member capable of interacting with body fluid to aid in determining information about body fluid components; a capillary member capable of directing fluid flow to the test member, a pressure cup for exerting pressure on a body part to foster fluid flow out of a lanced site and into the capillary; and a calibration member capable of containing information for facilitating calibration of the testing unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A self contained disposable testing unit for testing body fluid comprising:
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a body member a support member moveable with respect to the body member between a first position and a second position, the support member including a body part receiving surface for receiving a patient'"'"'s body part, a lancet including a first end portion pivotably coupled to the body member for pivoting movement with respect to the body member, and a second end portion having a second end and a base end, the base end being disposed closer to the first end portion than the second end and a the second end including a lancet tip capable of piercing a patient'"'"'s skin to produce fluid flow, wherein during pivotal movement of the lancet, the base end and lancet tip of the second end portion move in an arcuate path and extend along a tangent of an arc scribed by the pivotal movement, wherein the base end follows the lancet tip; the lancet being pivotably moveable between (1) a storage position wherein the tip is disposed below the body part receiving surface of the support member, (2) a piercing position wherein the tip is disposed above the body part receiving surface of the support member, and (3) a retracted position wherein the tip is disposed below the body part receiving surface of the support member, wherein the lancet is moved into the retracted position through an engagement of the support member with the lancet as the support member moves between the first and the second position a test member capable of interacting with body fluid to aid in determining information about body fluid components; a capillary member capable of directing fluid flow to the test member, a pressure cup for exerting pressure on a body part to foster fluid flow out of a lanced site and into the capillary; a calibration member capable of containing information for facilitating calibration of the testing unit; and a lancet position adjustor for permitting a user to vary a distance into which the lancet can penetrate a patient'"'"'s skin when in the piercing position, and wherein the lancet strikes a skin surface generally perpendicularly to the skin surface. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A testing system for testing body fluid comprising a digital camera containing device having a case, and a self contained disposable testing unit for testing body fluid, the self-contained testing unit comprising:
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a body member, a support member moveable with respect to the body member between a first position and a second position, the support member including a body part receiving surface for receiving a patient'"'"'s body part, a lancet carried by the body member and including a lancet tip capable of piercing a patient'"'"'s skin to produce fluid flow; a test member capable of interacting with body fluid to aid in determining information about body fluid components; a capillary member capable of directing fluid flow to the test member, and a calibration member capable of containing information for facilitating calibration of the testing unit further comprising a coupler for coupling the testing unit to the case of the digital camera containing device capable of reading a test result on the reagent containing test member. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34)
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35. A self contained disposable testing unit for testing body fluid comprising:
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a body member a support member moveable with respect to the body member between a first position and a second position, the support member including a body part receiving surface for receiving a patient'"'"'s body part, a lancet including a first end portion pivotably coupled to the body member for pivoting movement with respect to the body member, and a second end portion having a second end and a base end, the base end being disposed closer to the first end portion than the second end and the second end including a lancet tip capable of piercing a patient'"'"'s skin to produce fluid flow, wherein during pivotal movement of the lancet, the base end and lancet tip of the second end portion move in an arcuate path and extend along a tangent of an arc scribed by the pivotal movement, wherein the base end follows the lancet tip; a test member capable of interacting with body fluid to aid in determining information about body fluid components; a capillary member capable of directing fluid flow to the test member, pressure cup for exerting pressure on a body part to foster fluid flow out of a lanced site and into the capillary; and a calibration member capable of containing information for facilitating calibration of the testing unit wherein the support member is movable with respect to the lancet and engagable with the lancet to cause pivotal movement of the lancet tip in an arcuate path.
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36. A self contained disposable testing unit for testing body fluid comprising:
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a body member, a support member moveable with respect to the body member between a first position and a second position, the support member including a body part receiving surface for receiving a patient'"'"'s body part, a lancet including a first end portion pivotably coupled to the body member for pivoting movement with respect to the body member, and a second end portion having a second end and a base end, the base end being disposed closer to the first end portion than the second end and the second end including a lancet tip capable of piercing a patient'"'"'s skin to produce fluid flow, wherein during pivotal movement of the lancet, the base end and lancet tip of the second end portion move in an arcuate path and extend along a tangent of an arc scribed by the pivotal movement, wherein the base end follows the lancet tip; a test member capable of interacting with body fluid to aid in determining information about body fluid components; a capillary member capable of directing fluid flow to the test member, a pressure cup for exerting pressure on a body part to foster fluid flow out of a lanced site and into the capillary; and a calibration member capable of containing information for facilitating calibration of the testing unit further comprising a skin distance member disposed interiorly of the pressure cup for maintaining a patient'"'"'s body part at an appropriate position wherein a patient'"'"'s body part will not engage an inlet to the capillary member.
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37. A self contained disposable testing unit for testing body fluid comprising:
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a body member, a support member moveable with respect to the body member between a first position and a second position, the support member including a body part receiving surface for receiving a patient'"'"'s body part, a lancet including a first end portion pivotably coupled to the body member for pivoting movement with respect to the body member, and a second end portion having a second end and a base end, the base end being disposed closer to the first end portion than the second end and the second end including a lancet tip capable of piercing a patient'"'"'s skin to produce fluid flow, wherein during pivotal movement of the lancet, the base end and lancet tip of the second end portion move in an arcuate path and extend along a tangent of an arc scribed by the pivotal movement, wherein the base end follows the lancet tip; a test member capable of interacting with body fluid to aid in determining information about body fluid components; a capillary member capable of directing fluid flow to the test member, a pressure cup for exerting pressure on a body part to foster fluid flow out of a lanced site and into the capillary; and a calibration member capable of containing information for facilitating calibration of the testing unit wherein the support member is movable with respect to the lancet and engagable with the lancet to cause pivotal movement of the lancet toward the retracted position.
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38. A self contained disposable testing unit for testing body fluid comprising:
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a body member a support member moveable with respect to the body member between a first position and a second position, the support member including a body part receiving surface for receiving a patient'"'"'s body part, a lancet including a first end portion pivotably coupled to the body member for pivoting movement with respect to the body member, and a second end portion having a second end and a base end, the base end being disposed closer to the first end portion than the second end and the second end including a lancet tip capable of piercing a patient'"'"'s skin to produce fluid flow, wherein during pivotal movement of the lancet, the base end and lancet tip of the second end portion move in an arcuate path and extend along a tangent of an arc scribed by the pivotal movement, wherein the base end follows the lancet tip; and
wherein the lancet includes a radially extending portion extending between the first and the second end portions, wherein the support member is movable with respect to the lancet and engagable with the lancet to cause pivotal movement of the lanceta test member capable of interacting with body fluid to aid in determining information about body fluid components; a capillary member capable of directing fluid flow to the test member, a pressure cup for exerting pressure on a body part to foster fluid flow out of a lanced site and into the capillary; and a calibration member capable of containing information for facilitating calibration of the testing unit.
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39. A self contained disposable testing unit for testing body fluid comprising:
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a body member a support member moveable with respect to the body member between a first position and a second position, the support member including a body part receiving surface for receiving a patient'"'"'s body part, a lancet movable with respect to the support member, the lancet including a first end portion pivotably coupled to the body member for pivoting movement with respect to the body member, and a second end portion having a second end and a base end, the base end being disposed closer to the first end portion than the second end and the second end including a lancet tip capable of piercing a patient'"'"'s skin to produce fluid flow, wherein during pivotal movement of the lancet, the base end and lancet tip of the second end portion move in an arcuate path and extend along a tangent of an arc scribed by the pivotal movement, wherein the base end follows the lancet tip; a test member capable of interacting with body fluid to aid in determining information about body fluid components; a capillary member capable of directing fluid flow to the test member. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41)
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