ALLOWING MEASUREMENTS TO BE MADE OF A BLOOD SAMPLE

摘要

An apparatus and a method for measuring a property of a blood sample is shown. The apparatus comprises a housing having an aperture; a shaft (204) mounted inside the housing; a testing member (505) rotatably mounted on the shaft; an actuating member (501, 502) coupled to the housing and configured to exert a force against the testing member; and a lancet (506) for eliciting a blood sample fixedly coupled to and protruding substantially radially from the testing member and configured to co-rotate with the testing member. The apparatus is further configured such that the lancet is aligned with the aperture in the housing when the testing member is in a first position. The testing member is configured, in the presence of a force exerted against the testing member by the actuator member, to translate to a second position in which the lancet is in a skin penetrating position.