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AssigneeRoche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.
InventorsAbner David Joseph, Frank A. Chan, Steven N. Roe
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An integrated disposable includes a test strip and a lancet packet coupled to the test strip. The lancet packet includes a sterility sheet enclosing at least a portion of a lancet to maintain the sterility of the lancet. The lancet packet and the sterility sheet, in particular, allow the lancet to be sterilized separately from the test strip. The lancet in one form is incorporated into a lancet tape that is sterilized in a continuous, reel-to-reel sterilization process. The lancet tape in one form is sterilized using an electron beam sterilization process. With electron beam sterilization, sterilization is enhanced by irradiating both sides of the tape with electron beams. Sterilization can adversely affect chemical reagents in the test strip. To alleviate this chemistry degradation issue, the lancet packet is attached to the test strip after the lancet is sterilized.
A method of manufacturing a tape of integrated disposables, comprising:
A method of manufacturing a tape of integrated disposables, comprising:
A method of manufacturing a tape of integrated disposables, comprising:
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