Method of manufacturing a fluid sampling device with improved analyte detecting member configuration
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1. A method of manufacturing an actuation device, said method comprising:
- providing a cartridge containing a plurality of penetrating members;
sterilizing the cartridge and the penetrating members before assembling the analytical analyte detecting members on the cartridge,sealing the cartridge to form a sealed cartridge;
mounting the analyte detecting members on an exterior surface of a sealed cartridge containing the plurality of penetrating members in a sterile condition; and
adding a second protective layer to protect the analyte detecting members mounted on an outer surface of the sealed cartridge.
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Abstract
An assembly is described that combines blood chemical analysis with lancing in a single multiple-test disposable cartridge. The penetrating members can be assembled and sterilized without damaging the analytical chemistry, and the functioning of the present radical disc cartridge mechanism is not substantially modified.
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1. A method of manufacturing an actuation device, said method comprising:
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providing a cartridge containing a plurality of penetrating members; sterilizing the cartridge and the penetrating members before assembling the analytical analyte detecting members on the cartridge, sealing the cartridge to form a sealed cartridge; mounting the analyte detecting members on an exterior surface of a sealed cartridge containing the plurality of penetrating members in a sterile condition; and adding a second protective layer to protect the analyte detecting members mounted on an outer surface of the sealed cartridge. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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