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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2011
Charles R. Saikley, Alameda, CA (US);
Paul R. Hamerton-kelly, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Sophia Sia, Union City, CA (US);
Daniel F. Kennedy, San Francisco, CA (US);
Matthew W. Peterson, San Francisco, CA (US);
Sammy Cheuksang Tsang, Alameda, CA (US);
W. Mark Lortz, San Francisco, CA (US);
Joseph A. Vivolo, San Francisco, CA (US);
Charles R. Saikley, Alameda, CA (US);
Paul R. Hamerton-Kelly, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Sophia Sia, Union City, CA (US);
Daniel F. Kennedy, San Francisco, CA (US);
Matthew W. Peterson, San Francisco, CA (US);
Sammy Cheuksang Tsang, Alameda, CA (US);
W. Mark Lortz, San Francisco, CA (US);
Joseph A. Vivolo, San Francisco, CA (US);
Abbott Diabetes Care Inc., Alameda, CA (US);
Abstract
The invention is directed to an integrated device for sampling and testing an analyte. The device generally comprises a housing, a lancing device for sampling an analyte, a test strip for substantially capturing at least a portion of the analyte, and a display unit for displaying a result corresponding to the captured portion of the analyte. The invention is further directed to methods for sampling and testing. For example, one method comprises performing a single operation to sample an analyte, to capture the sampled analyte, to perform testing on the sampled analyte, and to display a result corresponding to the performed test. A method such as this can be carried out using an integrated sampling and testing device of the invention, for example, by placing the device the device on a test site of a subject, such as a patient, and performing the single operation to obtain a test result. The invention has particular application in the sampling and testing of analytes in blood, such as the blood of a diabetic patient.