Patent ID: 9475044
Filing Date: 2016-10-25
CPC Classification: A61B,B01L,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A test strip, comprising: a body including a front edge, said body defining a passageway open at the front edge and extending from the front edge in a first, inward direction to a test area; a reagent located in the test area; a first skin contacting tab configured to contact skin near an incision site, said first skin contacting tab being substantially flat and extending from the front edge in a second, outward direction opposite to the inward direction; and a second skin contacting tab configured to contact skin near an incision site, said second skin contacting tab being substantially flat and extending from the front edge in the second, outward direction opposite to the inward direction, the front edge extending between the first and second skin contacting tabs, said second skin contacting tab being coplanar with said first skin contacting tab, wherein said first skin contacting tab and said second skin contacting tab are spaced from each other a distance sufficient to stretch the skin between said first skin contacting tab and said second skin contacting tab when the test strip is pressed against the skin, said body comprising a first panel overlying a second panel, the passageway extending between the first and second panels in the first direction from the front edge to the test area, each of the first and second panels including substantially flat, first and second skin contacting tabs extending from the front edge in the second, outward direction.