Patent ID: 8608668

Claim:
A device, comprising: a lancet having a lancet tip configured to form an incision in skin; a first web of a multi-layered material, wherein the multi-layered material has a heat-resistant first layer and a heat-sensitive second layer; a second web of the multi-layered material, the second layer of the second web contacting the second layer of the first web and sandwiching the lancet tip between the first web and the second web to protect sterility of the lancet tip; wherein the second layer of the first web and the second layer of the second web are configured to melt together to form a cap to encapsulate the lancet tip in the melted second layers of the first and second webs; and wherein the first layer of the first web and the first layer of the second web form a protective outer surface of the cap, wherein the cap is adapted to be removed from the lancet.