METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LANCET LAUNCHING DEVICE INTEGRATED ONTO A BLOOD-SAMPLING CARTRIDGE
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1. A body fluid sampling system for use on a tissue site, comprising:
- a drive force generator;
a housing with at least a proximal portion and a distal portion, the proximal portion being a handle portion configured to be held by a user, at least a portion of the distal portion having an ergonomically contoured surface adapted to conform to a tip of a finger;
a plurality of sample chambers and a plurality of penetrating members operatively couplable to the drive force generator, each of a sample chamber being associated with a penetrating member;
a disposable that houses the plurality of sample chambers and the plurality of penetrating members, the disposable being positioned in the distal portion of the housing.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus (2) for obtaining a sample of blood. An embodiment consists of an apparatus (2) which integrates lancing (12), sample collection, and analysis. The presence of patients finger on the active sampling area can be sensed by monitoring the pressure applied by the finger on the device (2).
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1. A body fluid sampling system for use on a tissue site, comprising:
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a drive force generator;
a housing with at least a proximal portion and a distal portion, the proximal portion being a handle portion configured to be held by a user, at least a portion of the distal portion having an ergonomically contoured surface adapted to conform to a tip of a finger;
a plurality of sample chambers and a plurality of penetrating members operatively couplable to the drive force generator, each of a sample chamber being associated with a penetrating member;
a disposable that houses the plurality of sample chambers and the plurality of penetrating members, the disposable being positioned in the distal portion of the housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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- 16. The system of 1, wherein at least a portion of the head section of the housing is symmetrical.
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