Patent ID: 8556827
Filing Date: 2013-10-15
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A device comprising: a housing comprising a base shaped to define an interior cavity, the interior cavity comprising a first compartment comprising a first opening in a bottom end of said base and in communication with said interior cavity, and a second compartment comprising a second opening in a top end of said base and comprising a slot which is in communication with said interior cavity, the first compartment comprising a first set of components adapted to lance the skin of a subject through the first opening, said first set of components being at least partially disposed within the interior cavity of said base, the second compartment comprising a second set of components adapted to receive a test strip and analyze the concentration of an analyte in an acquired blood sample through the second opening, and a cover mounted to said base, wherein the first opening and the second opening are disposed at different locations on the housing.