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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2011
John D. Denuzzio, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Steven Keith, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Lawrence A. Monahan, Willow Spring, NC (US);
Phyllis Palmer, Durham, NC (US);
Bill Stewart, Cary, NC (US);
Todd M. Chelak, Waldwick, NJ (US);
Robert E. West, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
William Allen, Houston, TX (US);
Frederick Karl, Beaverton, OR (US);
Lee Griswold, Norwalk, CT (US);
John D. DeNuzzio, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Steven Keith, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Lawrence A. Monahan, Willow Spring, NC (US);
Phyllis Palmer, Durham, NC (US);
Bill Stewart, Cary, NC (US);
Todd M. Chelak, Waldwick, NJ (US);
Robert E. West, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
William Allen, Houston, TX (US);
Frederick Karl, Beaverton, OR (US);
Lee Griswold, Norwalk, CT (US);
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Abstract
A lancing device integrated with a sensing strip and method of making and using the same are provided. A lance and analyte sensing strip are combined in a single, preferably disposable, device. In a preferred embodiment, a slot is provided in a support member so the lance can be engaged by a lance driver and driven into the skin producing a bodily fluid sample from a wound. The sensing area of the sensing strip is adjacent to the wound location reducing dexterity requirements for patients.