Disposable lancet device cap with integral lancet and/or test strip and testing device utilizing the cap
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1. A cap for a testing device, the cap comprising:
- a body having a skin-engaging end and a connecting end;
a housing arranged within the body of the cap and being disposed axially between the skin-engaging end and the connecting end;
a space arranged between the housing and the body and being disposed axially between the skin-engaging end and the connecting end;
the connecting end being configured to connect the body to the testing device;
a lancet movably mounted within the cap and comprising a proximal end, a needle projecting from the proximal end, and a distal end;
the proximal end of the lancet being disposed axially between the skin-engaging end and a distal end of the housing; and
a skin-engaging end having an opening that allows a portion of the needle of the lancet to pass therethrough.
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Abstract
Cap for a testing device. The cap includes a lancet movably mounted within the cap and a skin-engaging end having an opening that allows a portion of a needle of the lancet to pass therethrough. A test strip may be arranged on the cap. This Abstract is not intended to define the invention disclosed in the specification, nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way.
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1. A cap for a testing device, the cap comprising:
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a body having a skin-engaging end and a connecting end; a housing arranged within the body of the cap and being disposed axially between the skin-engaging end and the connecting end; a space arranged between the housing and the body and being disposed axially between the skin-engaging end and the connecting end; the connecting end being configured to connect the body to the testing device; a lancet movably mounted within the cap and comprising a proximal end, a needle projecting from the proximal end, and a distal end; the proximal end of the lancet being disposed axially between the skin-engaging end and a distal end of the housing; and a skin-engaging end having an opening that allows a portion of the needle of the lancet to pass therethrough. - 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)
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30. A disposable cap for a testing device, the cap comprising:
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a body having a skin-engaging end and a connecting end; the connecting end being configured to connect the cap to the testing device; the connecting end comprising an internal member configured to releasably engage with an external member of the testing device; a lancet movably mounted within the body and comprising a proximal end, a needle projecting from the proximal end, and a distal end; the proximal end of the lancet being disposed axially between the skin-engaging end and the connecting end; the distal end of the lancet being disposed axially closer to the connecting end of the body than to the skin-engaging end of the body; an outer surface of the lancet being spaced from an inner surface of a side wall of the body; the skin-engaging end having an opening that allows a portion of the needle of the lancet to pass therethrough; and a test strip for testing a fluid in an area of the opening and being arranged on the body. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A disposable cap for a testing device, the cap comprising:
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a body comprising; an annular housing arranged within the body and being disposed axially between a skin-engaging end and a distal end of the body; and an annular space arranged between the annular housing and the body and being disposed axially between the skin-engaging end and the distal end of the body; a lancet having a needle projecting from a proximal end of the lancet and being movably mounted within the annular housing; the proximal end of the lancet being disposed axially between the skin-engaging end and a distal end of the annular housing; an arrangement for biasing the lancet towards a retracted position; the skin-engaging end having an opening that allows a portion of the needle of the lancet to pass therethrough; and a test strip arranged on the body for testing a fluid in an area of the opening. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49)
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