SWING LANCE WITH INTEGRATED SENSOR

摘要

An apparatus for lancing skin and collecting a liquid sample. The apparatus having a housing with an outer periphery and a rotatable arm having a lance to punctu re the skin. A sample collection area is attached to the arm. The arm of the apparatus rotates from a first position to a second position. As the arm rotates, the lance extends beyond the housing allowing the lance to contact the user's skin and create a lance site. As the arm continues to move to the second position, the lance is brought out of contact with the user's skin an d back within the housing while the collection area is brought into position. When the arm is located in the second position, the collection area is in substantially the same location a s the lance site on the user's skin