Patent ID: 8971980
Filing Date: 2015-03-03
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An analyte test device which is adapted to be removably coupled to a compatible analyte test meter, said analyte test device comprising: a flat lancet carrier comprising a flat spring and a lancet support surface, said lancet carrier including a top surface, a bottom surface, a front end and a rear end; a lancet comprising a flat member having a needle projecting therefrom, the lancet extending along said lancet support surface and said flat spring, said lancet secured to a first end of said spring; an analyte test strip coupled to the lancet carrier and lancet, the test strip including a plurality of electrodes and assay chemistry; and a housing comprising a base and a cover, the housing including an interior cavity being sized and shaped to receive said lancet carrier, said lancet, and said test strip, wherein said housing comprises a skin receiving surface at a proximal end of said housing and an opening in communication with said interior cavity formed into said proximal end of said housing, wherein electrical contacts of the analyte test strip are accessible to a compatible analyte test meter at a distal end of said housing, and wherein said skin receiving surface is in the form of a notch which extends inward from said proximal end toward a distal end of said housing, wherein the width of the notch is less than the width of the analyte test strip.