Devices for collecting capillary blood and methods for same

A method for collecting blood from a mammalian subject without using spontaneous capillary blood flow, the method comprising:

• providing a blood collecting device comprising:
• a collection cup subassembly comprising a cantilevered slide for transporting blood down and away from a blood sampling location;
• a mid-body subassembly couplable to the collection cup assembly and comprising:
• a housing having a proximal end and a distal end and defining a plenum space and
• a tab formed at the proximal end of the housing for retaining a plunger subassembly within the plenum space;
• and
• the plunger subassembly having a first end and a second end and comprising:
• a plunger formed at the second end;
• and
• at least one lancet elements attached to the plunger;
• placing the device at a blood sampling point;
• applying a force to compress a biasing device, such that the plunger and lancet elements advance towards the blood sampling location;
• funneling blood down and away from the blood sampling location towards the slide;
• and
• collecting blood traveling by a gravity feed via the slide in a blood sample container disposed through an opening in the housing of the collection cup subassembly.

A device for collecting blood from a mammalian subject without using spontaneous capillary blood flow, the device comprising:

• a collection cup subassembly comprising:
• a housing comprising a plurality of openings formed therethrough for placement against the epidermis of the mammalian subject;
• and
• a cantilevered slide structured and arranged in the housing for transporting blood down and away from a blood sampling location;
• and
• a mid-body subassembly couplable to the collection cup assembly and comprising:
• a housing having a proximal end and a distal end and defining a plenum space and
• a pair of opposing tabs formed at the distal end of the housing, wherein the opposing tabs are configured to retain at least one biasing element.

A device for collecting blood from a mammalian subject without using spontaneous capillary blood flow, the device comprising:

• a collection cup subassembly comprising:
• a housing and
• a cantilevered slide structured and arranged in the housing for transporting blood down and away from a blood sampling location;
• a plunger subassembly having a first end and a second end and comprising:
• a plunger formed at the second end;
• at least one lancet elements attached to the plunger;
• and
• a base portion formed at the first end and comprising a pair of protrusions that are structured and arranged to retain a biasing element.