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Methods and apparatus for sampling and analyzing body fluid

  • US 8,123,701 B2
  • Filed: 05/13/2010
  • Issued: 02/28/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/17/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method, comprising:

  • loading a disposable into a lancing device that includes a lancet and a test strip with a capillary passage that has a capillary opening configured to draw body fluid via capillary action;

    placing the lancing device in contact with skin;

    firing the disposable towards the skin with the lancing device, wherein during said firing the lancet and the test strip of the disposable move together as a single unit towards the skin;

    retracting the disposable away from the incision;

    moving the capillary opening of the capillary passage past the lancet to contact the capillary opening with a drop of body fluid from the incision on the surface of the skin;

    drawing via capillary action the body fluid from the drop into the capillary passage;

    analyzing the body fluid from the incision with the test strip;

    unloading the disposable from the lancing device after said analyzing;

    discarding the disposable after said loading; and

    loading a fresh disposable into the lancing device after said unloading.

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