Patent ID: 8509870

Claim:
An analyte test device which is adapted to be removably coupled to a compatible analyte test meter, said analyte test device comprising: (a) a housing shaped to define an interior cavity, (b) a lancet slidably mounted within the interior cavity of said housing, said lancet comprising a sharpened tip, the sharpened tip being adapted to selectively penetrate outside of the interior cavity of said housing, and (c) an analyte test strip coupled with said housing, said analyte test strip comprising a first end, a second end and a plurality of electrodes, and (d) a cap mounted on said lancet, and (e) wherein said housing includes a generally cylindrical sidewall which defines the interior cavity, the sidewall comprising an inner surface, an open top end for removably coupling the analyte test device to the analyte test meter and an open bottom end, and a pair of strip support members between which the plurality of electrodes is externally accessible, and (f) wherein said analyte test strip is mounted onto the inner surface of the sidewall, the first end of said analyte test strip being spaced in from the open bottom end of said sidewall, and (g) wherein a needle support is integrally formed by the generally cylindrical sidewall, the needle support being shaped to define a longitudinal bore which is sized and shaped to receive at least a portion of said lancet.