Test strip with integrated lancet
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1. An analyte test strip comprising:
- a first test strip substrate having a bottom surface;
a second test strip substrate having a top surface;
a reaction test site located on at least one of the first substrate and the second substrate;
an elongate cavity extending between the bottom surface of the first substrate and the top surface of the second substrate and traversing the reaction test site;
a lancet having a pointed end and an opposite end configured to engage an actuation mechanism of an analyte meter, the lancet disposed in the elongate cavity;
the first and second test strip substrates mated to each other, sealing the cavity therebetween, wherein a proximal end of one of the first and the second substrates extends beyond a proximal end of the other of the first and the second substrates and is configured to engage an interface of the analyte meter to form an electrical connection between the test strip and the meter, and wherein the cavity extends to the proximal end of the other of the first and the second substrates;
an opening of the cavity disposed at one end of the test strip and positioned proximate to the reaction test site; and
a seal configured to seal the opening,wherein the pointed end of the lancet is movable in and out of the opening and traversing the seal.
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides methods and systems to collect blood from a patient using a lancet integrated with a test strip. The present disclosure provides integrated test strips having an integrated lancet, as well as meters for actuating the lancet integrated within a test strip. The analyte test strip comprises a first test strip substrate material and a second test strip substrate material. At least one test strip substrate material comprises an elongate cavity. The test strip further comprises a reaction test site for testing analyte concentrations in blood. The test strip further comprises at least one opening communicating with the at least one cavity.
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1. An analyte test strip comprising:
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a first test strip substrate having a bottom surface; a second test strip substrate having a top surface; a reaction test site located on at least one of the first substrate and the second substrate; an elongate cavity extending between the bottom surface of the first substrate and the top surface of the second substrate and traversing the reaction test site; a lancet having a pointed end and an opposite end configured to engage an actuation mechanism of an analyte meter, the lancet disposed in the elongate cavity; the first and second test strip substrates mated to each other, sealing the cavity therebetween, wherein a proximal end of one of the first and the second substrates extends beyond a proximal end of the other of the first and the second substrates and is configured to engage an interface of the analyte meter to form an electrical connection between the test strip and the meter, and wherein the cavity extends to the proximal end of the other of the first and the second substrates; an opening of the cavity disposed at one end of the test strip and positioned proximate to the reaction test site; and a seal configured to seal the opening, wherein the pointed end of the lancet is movable in and out of the opening and traversing the seal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12)
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9. An analyte meter for monitoring a characteristic of a sample of blood, comprising:
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a test strip interface for engaging a first end of a test strip, the test strip including; a first test strip substrate having a bottom surface; a second test strip substrate having a top surface; a reaction test site located on at least one of the first substrate and the second substrate; an elongate cavity extending between the bottom surface of the first substrate and the top surface of the second substrate and traversing the reaction test site; a lancet having a pointed distal end opposite a proximal end, the proximal end configured to engage an actuation mechanism of an analyte meter, the lancet disposed in the elongate cavity; the first and second test strip substrates mated to each other, sealing the cavity therebetween, wherein a proximal end of one of the first and the second substrates extends beyond a proximal end of the other of the first and the second substrates at the first end of the test strip; an opening of the cavity disposed at one end of the test strip; a seal configured to seat the opening; and the opening positioned proximate to the reaction site, wherein the distal end of the lancet is movable in and out of the opening and traversing the seal; an actuation mechanism configured to engage the proximal end of the lancet and to advance the distal end of the lancet through the opening of the test strip; a test strip interface configured to engage the proximal end of one of the first and the second substrates aired that extends beyond the other of the first and the second substrates to form an electrical connection between the test strip and the analyte meter, and wherein the cavity extends to the proximal end of the other of the first and the second substrates; and a meter for measuring the concentration of an analyte in a sample of blood. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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