Patent ID: 8211036
Filing Date: 2012-07-03
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A cap for a testing device, the cap comprising: a body having a skin-engaging end and a connecting end; a housing arranged within the body of the cap and being disposed axially between the skin-engaging end and the connecting end; a space arranged between the housing and the body and being disposed axially between the skin-engaging end and the connecting end; the connecting end being configured to connect the body to the testing device; a lancet movably mounted within the cap and comprising a proximal end, a needle projecting from the proximal end, and a distal end; the proximal end of the lancet being disposed axially between the skin-engaging end and a distal end of the housing; and a skin-engaging end having an opening that allows a portion of the needle of the lancet to pass therethrough.