Patent ID: 8123701
Filing Date: 2012-02-28
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: loading a disposable into a lancing device that includes a lancet and a test strip with a capillary passage that has a capillary opening configured to draw body fluid via capillary action; placing the lancing device in contact with skin; firing the disposable towards the skin with the lancing device, wherein during said firing the lancet and the test strip of the disposable move together as a single unit towards the skin; retracting the disposable away from the incision; moving the capillary opening of the capillary passage past the lancet to contact the capillary opening with a drop of body fluid from the incision on the surface of the skin; drawing via capillary action the body fluid from the drop into the capillary passage; analyzing the body fluid from the incision with the test strip; unloading the disposable from the lancing device after said analyzing; discarding the disposable after said loading; and loading a fresh disposable into the lancing device after said unloading.