Handheld medical diagnostic devices housing with sample transfer
First Claim
1. A lancet housing assembly comprising multiple lancets for use in a portable handheld medical diagnostic device for sampling bodily fluids from a skin site of a patient, the lancet housing assembly comprising:
- a housing structure comprising multiple lancet compartments, at least one of the lancet compartments comprisingan outer facing side;
an inner facing side;
an opening located at the outer facing side that is arranged and configured to align with a lancet port of the medical diagnostic device; and
a floor that extends between the outer facing side and the inner facing side;
a reagent material located on the floor and within the lancet compartment; and
a lancet structure located in the at least one lancet compartment, the lancet structure comprising a skin penetrating end aligned initially in a first plane with the opening and a blood transport portion adjacent the skin penetrating end, wherein the skin penetrating end is configured to extend in the first plane when extended through the opening and, when extended through the opening, is shaped and sized to penetrate the patient'"'"'s skin at the skin site to provide an amount of blood, and further is configured to be extended and retracted by a drive member, and a biasing mechanism is configured to force the lancet structure toward the lancet floor when the lancet is retracted to a second plane parallel to the first plane and offset from the opening, the drive member is configured to pass over the lancet structure when the drive member is moved toward the opening and the lancet structure is in the second plane, and the blood transport portion being arranged and configured to receive the amount of blood from the skin penetrating end in the second plane and to carry the amount of blood away from the skin site and to the reagent material.
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Abstract
A lancet housing assembly comprising multiple lancets for use in a portable handheld medical diagnostic device for sampling bodily fluids from a skin site of a patient is provided. The lancet housing assembly includes a housing structure comprising multiple lancet compartments. At least one of the lancet compartments comprises an outer facing side and an inner facing side. An opening is located at the outer facing side that is arranged and configured to align with a lancet port of the medical diagnostic device. A floor extends between the outer facing side and the inner facing side. A reagent material is located on the floor and within the lancet compartment. A lancet structure is located in the at least one lancet compartment. The lancet structure comprises a skin penetrating end and a blood transport portion adjacent the skin penetrating end. The skin penetrating end, when extended through the opening, is shaped and sized to penetrate the patient'"'"'s skin at the skin site to provide an amount of blood. The blood transport portion is arranged and configured receive the amount of blood from the skin penetrating end and to carry the amount of blood away from the skin site and to the reagent material.
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Citations
18 Claims
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1. A lancet housing assembly comprising multiple lancets for use in a portable handheld medical diagnostic device for sampling bodily fluids from a skin site of a patient, the lancet housing assembly comprising:
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a housing structure comprising multiple lancet compartments, at least one of the lancet compartments comprising an outer facing side; an inner facing side; an opening located at the outer facing side that is arranged and configured to align with a lancet port of the medical diagnostic device; and a floor that extends between the outer facing side and the inner facing side; a reagent material located on the floor and within the lancet compartment; and a lancet structure located in the at least one lancet compartment, the lancet structure comprising a skin penetrating end aligned initially in a first plane with the opening and a blood transport portion adjacent the skin penetrating end, wherein the skin penetrating end is configured to extend in the first plane when extended through the opening and, when extended through the opening, is shaped and sized to penetrate the patient'"'"'s skin at the skin site to provide an amount of blood, and further is configured to be extended and retracted by a drive member, and a biasing mechanism is configured to force the lancet structure toward the lancet floor when the lancet is retracted to a second plane parallel to the first plane and offset from the opening, the drive member is configured to pass over the lancet structure when the drive member is moved toward the opening and the lancet structure is in the second plane, and the blood transport portion being arranged and configured to receive the amount of blood from the skin penetrating end in the second plane and to carry the amount of blood away from the skin site and to the reagent material. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 18)
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7. A portable handheld medical diagnostic device for sampling bodily fluids, comprising:
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a protective enclosure; a measurement system including a controller facilitating a physiologic measurement; a display device connected to the measurement system that displays information related to the physiologic measurement; a housing structure comprising multiple lancet compartments, at least one of the lancet compartments comprising an outer facing side; an inner facing side; an opening located at the outer facing side that is arranged and configured to align with a lancet port of the medical diagnostic device; and a floor that extends between the outer facing side and the inner facing side; a reagent material located on the floor and within the lancet compartment; and a lancet structure located in the at least one lancet compartment, the lancet structure comprising a skin penetrating end aligned initially in a first plane with the opening and a blood transport portion adjacent the skin penetrating end, wherein the skin penetrating end is configured to extend in the first plane when extended through the opening and, when extended through the opening, is shaped and sized to penetrate the patient'"'"'s skin at the skin site to provide an amount of blood, and further is configured to be extended and retracted by a drive member, and a biasing mechanism is configured to force the lancet structure toward the lancet floor when the lancet is retracted to a second plane parallel to the first plane and offset from the opening, the drive member is configured to pass over the lancet structure when the drive member is moved toward the opening and the lancet structure is in the second plane, and the blood transport portion being arranged and configured to receive the amount of blood from the skin penetrating end in the second plane and to carry the amount of blood away from the skin site and to the reagent material. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of controlling movement of one or more lancet structures provided within a lancet housing assembly in a portable handheld medical diagnostic device for sampling bodily fluids from a skin site of a patient, the method comprising:
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providing the one or more lancet structures located in at least one lancet compartment of the lancet housing assembly, wherein the at least one lancet compartment is configured to have an outer facing side and an opening located at the outer facing side that is arranged and configured to align with a lancet port of the medical diagnostic device, the one or more lancet structures comprising a skin penetrating end aligned initially in a first plane with the opening and a blood transport portion adjacent the skin penetrating end, wherein the skin penetrating end is configured to extend in the first plane when extended through the opening and, when extended through the opening, is shaped and sized to penetrate the patient'"'"'s skin at the skin site to provide an amount of blood, and further is configured to be extended and retracted by a drive member, and a biasing mechanism is configured to force the lancet structure toward a lancet floor when the lancet is retracted to a second plane parallel to the first plane and offset from the opening, the drive member is configured to pass over the lancet structure when the drive member is moved toward the opening and the lancet structure is in the second plane, and the blood transport portion being arranged and configured to receive the amount of blood from the skin penetrating end in the second plane and to carry the amount of blood away from the skin site and to a reagent material located on the floor within the at least one lancet compartment; extending the skin penetrating end through a port of the medical diagnostic device and penetrating the patient'"'"'s skin at the skin site to provide an amount of blood; receiving the amount of blood at the skin penetrating end; and carrying the amount of blood away from the skin site to the reagent material using the blood transport portion. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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