Consolidated body fluid testing device and method
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1. A single use, disposable body fluid testing device for use with a testing meter, the device comprising:
- a disposable body member, the body member being a separate component from the testing meter,an axially moveable tissue penetrator carried by the body member, the tissue penetrator including a depth adjustor for enabling a user to adjust the extent of axial movement of the tissue penetratora test strip holder carried by the body member, anda test strip carried on the disposable body member by the test strip holder, the test strip being capable of receiving a body fluid thereon and processing the body fluid into a form suitable for yielding test results relating to the content of the body fluid,wherein the test strip holder includes a test strip receiver for receiving the test strip, and a test strip retainer for retaining the test strip on the test strip receiver, wherein the test strip, while being carried on the disposable body member, is lifted relative to the test strip holder by the meter when the test strip is engaged with a testing meter, andwherein the body member and each of the tissue penetrator, test strip holder and test strip carried on the body member are designed for a single use and for disposal as a unit without disassembly from each other or from other components.
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Abstract
A body fluid testing device includes a body member and a tissue penetrator carried by the body member. A test strip holder is carried by the body member, and a test strip is carried by the test strip holder. The test strip is capable of receiving a body fluid thereon and processing the body fluid into a form suitable for yielding test results relating to the content of the body fluid. The body member, tissue penetrator, test strip holder and test strip are designed for a single use and for disposal as a unit without disassembly.
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1. A single use, disposable body fluid testing device for use with a testing meter, the device comprising:
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a disposable body member, the body member being a separate component from the testing meter, an axially moveable tissue penetrator carried by the body member, the tissue penetrator including a depth adjustor for enabling a user to adjust the extent of axial movement of the tissue penetrator a test strip holder carried by the body member, and a test strip carried on the disposable body member by the test strip holder, the test strip being capable of receiving a body fluid thereon and processing the body fluid into a form suitable for yielding test results relating to the content of the body fluid, wherein the test strip holder includes a test strip receiver for receiving the test strip, and a test strip retainer for retaining the test strip on the test strip receiver, wherein the test strip, while being carried on the disposable body member, is lifted relative to the test strip holder by the meter when the test strip is engaged with a testing meter, and wherein the body member and each of the tissue penetrator, test strip holder and test strip carried on the body member are designed for a single use and for disposal as a unit without disassembly from each other or from other components. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 19, 20)
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14. A single use, disposable body fluid testing device comprising:
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a disposable body member having a first end and a second end, an axially moveable tissue penetrator carried by the body member adjacent to the first end of the body member, the tissue penetrator including a depth adjuster for enabling a user to adjust the extent of axial movement of the tissue penetrator, a test strip holder carried by the body member adjacent to the second end of the body member, a test strip carried on the disposable body member by the test strip holder adjacent to the second end of the body member, the test strip being capable of receiving a body fluid thereon and processing the body fluid into a form suitable for yielding test results relating to the content of the body fluid, and a single use disposable cleansing member carried by the body member, the cleansing member being coupled to the body member for disposal with the body member as a unit and wherein the test strip holder includes a pair of complimentary ramping surfaces formed on the holder, the ramping surfaces being engageable with a testing meter so that while the test strip is carried by the test strip holder, the testing meter lifts the test strip relative to the test strip holder as the testing meter is inserted into the meter for better fitting of the test strip by the testing meter. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A single use, disposable body fluid testing device comprising:
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a body member having a first end and a second end; an axially moveable tissue penetrator carried by the body member adjacent to the first end of the body member, the tissue penetrator including a depth adjustor for enabling a user to adjust the extent of axial movement of the tissue penetrator, a test strip holder carried by the body member, a test strip carried by the test strip holder adjacent to the second end of the body member, the test strip being capable of receiving a body fluid thereon and processing the body fluid into a form suitable for yielding test results relating to the content of the body fluid, wherein the test strip holder includes a window adjacent to the test strip for permitting the user to view the test strip to determine whether sufficient body fluid has been applied to the test strip to give a precise and accurate result, wherein the test strip holder includes a test strip receiver for receiving the test strip, the test strip, while being carried by the test strip holder, is lifted by the testing meter relative to the test strip holder when the test strip is engaged with a testing meter. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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17. A body fluid testing device for use with a testing meter, the device comprising:
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a single use disposable body member, the body member not being formed as a part of or coupled to the meter, the body member having a first end and a second end, an axially moveable tissue penetrator carried by the body member, the tissue penetrator including a depth adjustor for enabling a user to adjust the extent of axial movement of the tissue penetrator, a test strip holder carried on the body member, a test strip carried on the disposable body member by the test strip holder, the test strip being capable of receiving a body fluid thereon and processing the body fluid into a form suitable for yielding test results relating to the content of the body fluid, and a cleansing member carried by the body member, wherein the test strip holder includes a test strip receiver for receiving the test strip, a test strip retainer for retaining the test strip on the test strip receiver, and a hinge for hingedly coupling the test strip receiver to the test strip retainer, and wherein at least one of the test strip receiver and test strip retainer are positioned in a spaced relation from the test strip for facilitating engagement of the test strip with a testing meter, wherein the test strip, while being carried on the disposable body member, is lifted relative to the test strip holder when the test strip is engaged with a testing meter. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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