Patent ID: 8257258
Filing Date: 2012-09-04
Classification: A61B,G01N

Abstract:
1. A blood glucose meter adapted to receive a disposable lancet and a plurality of sensors for effectively combining both lancing and measurement processes into a single device, comprising: a housing having an opening defined therein against which a user is to position a penetration location of the user's skin; a disposable lancet within the housing; a lancet holder for mounting the lancet and driving the lancet through the opening to penetrate the skin of the user at the penetration location; a plurality of sensors mounted within the housing and disposed along a feed track, each of the plurality of sensors including a substrate; mechanical linkages within the meter for automatically indexing the sensors along the feed track; and a power source and electrodes for providing electrical energy for performing an assay of body fluid drawn from the penetration location and applied to a sensor;