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Surgery > Diagnostic Testing > Liquid Collection > Collector Combined With Lancet Collector Combined With LancetCollector Combined With Lancet patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.12/07/06 - 20060276724 - Method and apparatus for a point of care device A plurality of Point-of-Care (POC) tests on a single cartridge (300) is provided such that sequential or nonsequential tests may be performed in an integrated fashion without changing the test cartridge. Each cartridge can contain a penetrating member sensor (302) combination in a radial disk format, interrogated and read by ... 11/23/06 - 20060264783 - Systems and methods for monitoring pharmacological parameters This invention is in the field of medical devices. Specifically, the present invention provides portable medical devices that allow real-time detection of analytes from a biological fluid. The methods and devices are particularly useful for providing point-of-care testing for a variety of medical applications. ... 11/23/06 - 20060264782 - Point-of-care fluidic systems and uses thereof This invention is in the field of medical devices. Specifically, the present invention provides portable medical devices that allow real-time detection of analytes from a biological fluid. The methods and devices are particularly useful for providing point-of-care testing for a variety of medical applications. ... 11/23/06 - 20060264781 - Calibration of fluidic devices The present invention provides methods of calibrating a fluidic device useful for detecting an analyte of interest in a bodily fluid. The invention also provides methods for assessing the reliability of an assay for an analyte in a bodily fluid with the use of a fluidic device. Another aspect of ... 11/23/06 - 20060264780 - Systems and methods for conducting animal studies This invention is in the field of medical devices. Specifically, the present invention provides portable medical devices that allow real-time detection of analytes from a biological fluid. The methods and devices are particularly useful for providing point-of-care testing for a variety of medical applications. ... 11/23/06 - 20060264779 - Fluidic medical devices and uses thereof This invention is in the field of medical devices. Specifically, the present invention provides fluidic systems having a plurality of reaction sites surrounded by optical barriers to reduce the amount of optical cross-talk between signals detected from various reaction sites. The invention also provides a method of manufacturing fluidic systems ... 11/16/06 - 20060258958 - Minimum invasive optical format with integrated lance A disposable optical format for lancing the skin of a patient and harvesting blood to determine blood chemistries such as glucose level includes a housing with openings defining an optical path. A translucent hollow capillary tube with multiple planar sides and an end cleaved to a sharp edge is mounted ... 11/02/06 - 20060247554 - Blood acquisition suspension system A body fluid sampling device includes a firing mechanism that is configured to be automatically cocked and fired. In one form, the device includes an electric motor that is operable to cock the firing mechanism and fire an integrated lancet/sampling device to form an incision in skin. Subsequent to formation ... 10/26/06 - 20060241517 - Lancet sensor assembly and meter A blood glucose measuring system includes a lancet assembly and a meter for use with the lancet assembly. The lancet assembly has a lancet member with a lance, a lancet body having a drive wing extending outwardly from a side, and a sinuous portion, and an elongated carrier having a ... 10/12/06 - 20060229532 - Integrated lancing test strip with retractable lancet An integrated lancing test strip device includes a lancet configured to form an incision in tissue and a test strip coupled to the lancet for analyzing body fluid. A retention mechanism acts as a detent to hold the lancet in a static position relative to the test strip before forming ... 09/28/06 - 20060217636 - Dermal lance with nerve stimulus In some arrangements, a dermal lance apparatus is adapted to pierce a person's skin to obtain bodily fluids for medical testing. The lance can stimulate nerves in the person's skin to reduce or eliminate pain during the lancing procedure. After the nerves are stimulated, the lance can form the opening ... 09/07/06 - 20060200046 - Method for extracting a medical device from a medical device package A medical device package for receiving, and securely and removably retaining, a medical device includes main and minor cap members. The main cap member has a proximal end, a distal end and a cavity with a cavity opening at the proximal end. The cavity is configured to receive, and to ... 09/07/06 - 20060200045 - Dynamic integrated lancing test strip with sterility cover An integrated lancing test strip includes a test strip and a lancet packet coupled to the test strip. The lancet packet includes a sterility sheet enclosing a lancet to maintain the sterility of the lancet and prevent cross-contamination between the test strip and the lancet. The sterility sheet allows the ... 09/07/06 - 20060200044 - Method and apparatus for measuring analytes A device comprises a cartridge (12) and a plurality of analyte detecting members (18) mounted on said cartridge. The cartridge may have a radial disc shape. The analyte detecting members may be a three-electrode system wherein only a working electrode is covered with a glucose oxidase. In one embodiment, the ... 08/31/06 - 20060195047 - Sampling module device and method A tissue penetration device and method of using same that may include a lancet module or sampling module. The sampling module may optionally be in a cartridge configuration and include sampling and analyzing functions, which may be integrated. ... 08/31/06 - 20060195046 - Analyte detection system with reduced sample volume In certain embodiments, a method samples a body fluid of a patient. The method includes providing a fluid handling system having one or more fluid passageways. The method further includes infusing an infusion fluid by way of a fluid handling system into a patient through one or more fluid passageways. ... 08/31/06 - 20060195045 - Fluid handling cassette having a fluid transport network A fluid handling module is configured for removable engagement with a reusable main fluid handling instrument. The module comprises a housing, an infusion fluid passageway, a sample fluid passageway, and a fluid component separator. The infusion fluid passageway has a first port and a second port spaced from the first ... 08/17/06 - 20060184065 - Method and apparatus for storing an analyte sampling and measurement device Methods and apparatus are provided for storing used and unused test strips in a desiccated environment. In one embodiment, the method comprises providing an analyte sampling device having a instrument housing and a cartridge having a plurality of penetrating members wherein the penetrating members are slidably movable to extend outward ... 08/03/06 - 20060173380 - Analysis apparatus and analysis method for body fluids The invention concerns an analytical instrument for assaying body fluids, the instrument having the following features: a) a housing provided with a receiving element for engaging a body part, b) an abutment for the body part which can be moved between a release position and an operating position relative to ... 08/03/06 - 20060173379 - System for withdrawing body fluid The invention relates to a system for withdrawing body fluid from a body part via a withdrawal site located on the surface of the body part, with at least one sensor for detecting at least one variable dependent on the location or state of the withdrawal site, and with an ... 07/27/06 - 20060167382 - Method and apparatus for storing an analyte sampling and measurement device Methods and apparatus are provided for storing an analyte sampling and measurement device. In one embodiment, an analyte sampling device has a housing and a cartridge having a plurality of penetrating members wherein the penetrating members are slidably movable to extend outward from lateral openings on said cartridge to penetrate ... 07/20/06 - 20060161078 - Cartridge with lancets and test strips and testing device using the cartridge Cartridge for a testing device and method of testing using the testing device with the cartridge. The cartridge includes a plurality of lancet needles, a plurality of test strips, and a mechanism allowing the cartridge to be mounted to the testing device. The method provides for puncturing a surface of ... 07/13/06 - 20060155215 - Vacuum assisted auto-lancing device Disclosed herein is a vacuum assisted auto-lancing device. The device includes a housing (200) having a body (210) which has a lever hole. An actuating lever (300) includes an actuating switch (310) seated on the lever hole and having first and second actuating steps, a switch cap (320), and a ... 06/15/06 - 20060129065 - Needle-insertion device This invention relates to a lancing apparatus (A1) used for inserting an insertion element (21) into a human skin (Sk) for sampling a body fluid. The lancing apparatus (A1) includes a housing (1) with a cylindrical portion (12) brought into contact with the skin (Sk), a negative pressure generator (6) ... 06/01/06 - 20060116607 - Body fluid collecting device Disclosed herein are a body fluid collecting device which is easy to operate to collect body fluid and which is capable of detecting specific components in body fluid with a small amount of sample, and a body fluid collecting device of the type integral with a sticking needle, which is ... 05/11/06 - 20060100543 - Integrated analytical test element A lancet integrated test element (LIT) includes an incision forming member that has a cutting end configured to form an incision in tissue. A test element is attached to the incision forming member to test fluid from the incision. The test element has a sampling end with a sample opening ... 05/11/06 - 20060100542 - Integrated spot monitoring device with fluid sensor A bodily fluid sampling device is operable to breach the skin surface and allow bodily fluid to emerge from the breach location. The bodily fluid sampling device further evaluates the amount of bodily fluid emerged from breach location and determines whether the amount is sufficient or insufficient for a particular ... 05/04/06 - 20060094986 - Test strip container with integrated meter A system for diagnostic testing may include a meter for performing a diagnostic test on a sample applied to a test media and a container configured to contain test media compatible with the meter. The meter may include a closure portion for selectively closing the opening of the container. The ... 04/13/06 - 20060079811 - Test media cassette for bodily fluid testing device A bodily fluid sampling device includes a piercing device and a sensor enclosed in a housing. A cassette, which contains test media, is positioned proximal to the sensor so that the sensor is able to analyze a bodily fluid sample collected on the test media. The cassette includes a supply ... 04/13/06 - 20060079810 - Integrated lancing test strip with capillary transfer sheet An integrated bodily fluid sampling device includes a lancet, a test strip attached to the lancet, and a flexible sheet extending from the test strip. The lancet and the flexible sheet form a gap sized to draw bodily fluid onto the test strip via capillary action. Further, a sampling end ... 04/06/06 - 20060074351 - Integrated lance and strip for analyte measurement The present invention relates, in general, to lancing elements for use in drawing bodily fluids out of a patient and, more particularly, to an improved lancing element including first and second elements positioned relative to each other such that an incision formed by the first element is held open by ... 03/23/06 - 20060064035 - Multiple-biosensor article An article suitable for conducting one or more assays with an apparatus, e.g., a meter, for determining the presence or concentration of an analyte in a sample of biological fluid. The article contains a plurality of biosensors arranged in such a manner that each of the biosensors can be utilized ... 03/09/06 - 20060052724 - Device for sampling bodily fluids A bodily fluid sampling device comprising a lancet which can be advanced against a skin-piercing site to produce a droplet of bodily fluid. A transport medium is positioned sufficiently close to the lancing medium to retain a droplet of bodily fluid therebetween by capillary action. One of the two mediums ... 03/09/06 - 20060052723 - Device for sampling bodily fluids A bodily fluid sampling device comprising a lancet which can be advanced against a skin-piercing site to produce a droplet of bodily fluid. A transport medium is positioned sufficiently close to the lancing medium to retain a droplet of bodily fluid therebetween by capillary action. One of the two mediums ... 03/02/06 - 20060047221 - New method to reduce complete blood count variation of peripheral blood sample The invention sets forth a method for reducing coagulation in a blood sample collected most conveniently from an acral body site such as the fingertip or heel, commonly referred to as capillary blood collection. The method includes the steps of applying an anticoagulant composition to the acral site, lancing the ... 03/02/06 - 20060047220 - Unit for piercing, and piercing device A lancing unit (U1) includes a lancing member (2), an auxiliary part (3) which is separate from the lancing member (2), and a supporter (1) detachably supporting these. Preferably, the lancing unit (U1) further includes a cap (29) which covers a needle (21) of the lancing member (2) and which ... 02/09/06 - 20060030789 - Integrated lance and strip for analyte measurement The present invention relates, in general, to lancing elements for use in drawing bodily fluids out of a patient and, more particularly, to an improved lancing element including first and second elements positioned relative to each other such that an incision formed by the first element is held open by ... 02/09/06 - 20060030788 - Apparatus and method for extracting bodily fluid utilizing a flat lancet A bodily fluid sampling device is operable to rupture the skin surface at normal and oblique angles utilizing a flat lancet of specified thickness and at least one cutting surface inclined less than eighty degrees (80°) from the longitudinal axis of the flat lancet. The flat lancet thickness and cutting ... 01/26/06 - 20060020228 - Lancet, lancet assembly and lancet-sensor combination A lancet assembly has a lancet body with a needle end, a sinuous portion end, and a slot, a lancet tip connected to the needle end, a sinuous portion connected to the sinuous portion end, an anchor structure connected to the sinuous portion. The lancet assembly may also include a ... 01/05/06 - 20060004303 - Fluid handling devices Devices for determining the concentration of an analyte in a fluid are provided. Also provided are systems and kits for use in practicing the subject methods. ... 12/22/05 - 20050283094 - Disposable lancet and lancing cap combination for increased hygiene A body fluid testing device includes a test strip, an incision forming member, and a housing. The test strip includes an expression surface. In addition, the test strip is attached to the housing to form a cavity, and the cavity slidably receives the incision forming member. The body fluid testing ... 12/15/05 - 20050277849 - Vacuum sample expression device A body fluid sampling device is used to sample a bodily fluid from an incision in skin. The device includes a housing that defines a sample cavity with one open end that contacts skin. The device also includes a lancing mechanism that forms an incision in the skin. A vacuum ... 11/10/05 - 20050251064 - Integrated disposable for automatic or manual blood dosing An integrated sampling device defines a first opening and a second opening. The first opening is connected to a channel for drawing fluid automatically towards a test media upon incision by an incision portion. The second opening is positioned over the test media allowing manual sampling of fluid if the ... 11/03/05 - 20050245845 - Lancets for bodily fluid sampling supplied on a tape A supply of lancets for a multi-use lancing device are carried by a tape and sequentially brought from a storage position to an activating position by advancing the tape around a bend. The lancets are non-circular in cross-section along their longitudinal lengths, and in their activating position they extend from ... 11/03/05 - 20050245844 - Analyte test device An analyte test device is constructed as an integrated, single-use, disposable cartridge which can be releasably installed into a compatible analyte test monitor. In use, the device can be used in conjunction with the monitor to lance the skin of a patient to create a blood sample, express the blood ... 11/03/05 - 20050245843 - Actuation system for a bodily fluid extraction device and associated methods An actuation system for a bodily fluid extraction device includes a detector cap, at least one vibration sensor connected to the detector cap, and at least one signal processing unit in communication with the vibration sensor. In addition, the signal processing unit is configured to receive an output signal from ... 10/27/05 - 20050240119 - Blood glucose meter having integral lancet device and test strip storage vial for single handed use and methods for using same A blood glucose meter having a test strip port and an adjustable lancet device disposed at the same end of the device body is disclosed. The device body further includes an enclosure at the proximal end of the device body which houses a test strip storage vial and which facilitates ... 10/20/05 - 20050234368 - Integrated spot monitoring device with fluid sensor An integrated lancing test strip device includes a lancet configured to form an incision in tissue and a test strip coupled to the lancet for analyzing body fluid. A retention mechanism acts as a detent to hold the lancet in a static position relative to the test strip before forming ... 10/13/05 - 20050228313 - Fluid sampling, analysis and delivery system The lack of safe, reliable, automated and clinically acceptable blood sampling has been the main problem precluding the development of real-time systems for blood analysis and subsequent closed-loop physiological function control. While the analysis of a static blood sample in laboratory conditions has been rapidly advancing in reliability and blood ... 09/29/05 - 20050215925 - Pulsating expression cap A body fluid sampling device includes an expression member placed around an incision in the skin of a user, a compression member to contact and traverse the expression member, and a housing configured to contact the skin near the incision. The expression member is configured to repeatedly move from a ... 09/22/05 - 20050209532 - Quantitative analysis of a biological sample of unknown quantity Disclosed is a method for testing a modified specimen such as a dried blood spot, plasma or serum specimen, for an analyte of interest, such as cholesterol. In accordance with the disclosed subject matter, the level of the analyte of interest in the medium from which the modified specimen was ... 08/11/05 - 20050177072 - Consolidated body fluid testing device and method A body fluid testing device includes a body member and a tissue penetrator carried by the body member. A test strip holder is carried by the body member, and a test strip is carried by the test strip holder. The test strip is capable of receiving a body fluid thereon ... 08/11/05 - 20050177071 - Invasive appliance An invasive apparatus for obtaining an in vivo fluid is provided wherein the invasive apparatus includes a different stimulus applying portion for applying a stimulus different from a stimulus applied by an invasive portion to an organism in a leading end area other than a hole through which the invasive ... 07/21/05 - 20050159678 - Apparatus for measuring biological component The present invention relates to a biological component measurement apparatus set, in which a puncture mechanism for puncturing skin of a subject to collect a sample blood is integrated with a biosensor measurement apparatus, wherein the puncture mechanism comprises at least: a puncture needle; and a cap which is detachably ... 06/30/05 - 20050143675 - Integrated diagnostic test system A system for diagnostic testing may include a meter for performing a diagnostic test on a sample applied to a test media and a container configured to contain test media compatible with the meter. The meter may include a closure portion for selectively closing the opening of the container. The ... ### FreshPatents.com Support |