Patent ID: 8636674
Filing Date: 2014-01-28
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: creating a capillary channel along a lancet, wherein the capillary channel has a first opening for collecting body fluid and a vent opening at an end of the capillary channel that is opposite the first opening, wherein the capillary channel fluidly connects the first opening to the vent opening; positioning a test media along the capillary channel between the first opening and the vent opening; forming a second opening along the capillary between the first opening and the vent opening, wherein the second opening is located closer to the test media than the first opening, wherein the first opening, the second opening, and the vent opening are separate and distinct from one another; wherein said forming the second opening includes forming the second opening in the lancet; and wherein said forming the second opening in the lancet includes locating the second opening directly over the test media in which the second opening faces the test media.