Patent ID: 7670301
Filing Date: 2010-03-02
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An integrated sampling device for analyzing body fluid, comprising: a sampling portion defining a channel with a first opening; a test media positioned along said channel for analyzing the body fluid; wherein said sampling portion defines a second opening that is positioned closer to said test media than said first opening for dosing the body fluid onto said test media via said second opening when dosing of the body fluid via said first opening is unsuccessful; a lancet with a blade that extends from said first opening; at least two spacers on said lancet defining opposite lateral sides of said channel, wherein said second opening is defined in at least one of said two spacers; wherein said at least two spacers are sandwiched between said lancet and said test media; wherein said test media covers one side of said second opening so that said second opening opens along said lateral side of said channel at said test media; said sampling portion defining a vent opening at an end of the channel that is opposite the first opening; and the first opening, the second opening, and the vent opening are separate and distinct from one another.