Body fluid sampling device—sampling site interface
First Claim
1. An arrangement for producing a sample of body fluid from a wound opening created in a skin surface at a sampling site, the arrangement comprising:
- a housing, the housing comprising a plate member releasably mountable thereto, the plate member comprising a first opening;
a skin interface member disposed in the first opening and attached thereto, the skin interface member comprising an inner member having a second opening, and an outer member at least partially surrounding the inner member, the inner member having a first hardness and the outer member having a second hardness less than the first hardness, and wherein a perimeter portion of the outer member is affixed to the plate member and wherein the outer member is coplanar with the plate member and is configured to flex more than the inner member upon application of force to the skin interface member; and
at least one skin-penetration member configured and arranged to project within the second opening.
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Abstract
An arrangement for producing a sample of body fluid from a wound opening created in a skin surface at a sampling site includes: a housing, the housing comprising a first opening; a skin interface member disposed in the first opening, the skin interface member comprising an inner member having a second opening, and an outer member at least partially surrounding the inner member and attached to the first opening; and at least one skin-penetration member configured and arranged to project within the second opening. Arrangements having alternatively constructed skin interface members are also described.
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1. An arrangement for producing a sample of body fluid from a wound opening created in a skin surface at a sampling site, the arrangement comprising:
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a housing, the housing comprising a plate member releasably mountable thereto, the plate member comprising a first opening; a skin interface member disposed in the first opening and attached thereto, the skin interface member comprising an inner member having a second opening, and an outer member at least partially surrounding the inner member, the inner member having a first hardness and the outer member having a second hardness less than the first hardness, and wherein a perimeter portion of the outer member is affixed to the plate member and wherein the outer member is coplanar with the plate member and is configured to flex more than the inner member upon application of force to the skin interface member; and at least one skin-penetration member configured and arranged to project within the second opening. - 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, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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