BODY FLUID SAMPLING APPARATUS AND TEST MEDIA CASSETTE TO BE USED WITH SUCH APPARATUS

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide various systems and methods for sampling body fluid having a capillary design to reduce or eliminate possible inaccurate test results even when there are body fluid has an insufficient volume to conduct a test though the fluid has an enough volume to achieve the test field.

SOLUTION: A body fluid sampling apparatus includes a piercing device and a sensor enclosed in a housing. A cassette is positioned proximal to the sensor so that the sensor is able to analyze a body fluid sample collected on test media. The cassette includes a supply portion from which unused test media is supplied and a storage portion in which contaminated test media is stored after exposure to the body fluid. The cassette is adapted to collect a series of body fluid samples without requiring disposal of the test media.

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