Patent ID: 6364890
Filing Date: 2002-04-02
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A method of making a lancet device for puncturing the skin of a patient, comprising:(a) on a plate unit, forming one or more openings for facing against the skin being punctured such that one or more lancets can pass therethrough to puncture the skin to result in bleeding, forming one or more channels for conducting fluid from the skin after puncture; and (b) positioning one or more lancets near the plate unit such that the one or more lancets can pass through the one or more openings on the plate unit to puncture the skin when pressed against the skin to result in a puncture wound, the method further comprising forming on the plate unit a first channel for conducting a first portion of fluid that contains more of a fluid that is emitted initially from the skin after puncture (initial fluid) and a second channel for conducting a second portion of fluid that contains less of the initial fluid, the first channel and the second channel being in fluid communication with each other either directly or through another passageway.