Patent ID: 8636672
Filing Date: 2014-01-28
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An analyte test strip comprising: a first test strip substrate having a bottom surface; a second test strip substrate having a top surface; a reaction test site located on at least one of the first substrate and the second substrate; an elongate cavity extending between the bottom surface of the first substrate and the top surface of the second substrate and traversing the reaction test site; a lancet having a pointed end and an opposite end configured to engage an actuation mechanism of an analyte meter, the lancet disposed in the elongate cavity; the first and second test strip substrates mated to each other, sealing the cavity therebetween, wherein a proximal end of one of the first and the second substrates extends beyond a proximal end of the other of the first and the second substrates and is configured to engage an interface of the analyte meter to form an electrical connection between the test strip and the meter, and wherein the cavity extends to the proximal end of the other of the first and the second substrates; an opening of the cavity disposed at one end of the test strip and positioned proximate to the reaction test site; and a seal configured to seal the opening, wherein the pointed end of the lancet is movable in and out of the opening and traversing the seal.