The present invention relates to a kit comprising: at least one microneedle sheet comprising a substrate layer and a plurality of microneedles on the substrate layer, the microneedles comprising at least one water-soluble or water-dispersible polymer; and at least one applicator comprising at least one application surface, wherein the substrate layer of the microneedle sheet is capable of being attached to the application surface of the applicator. The kit according to the present invention can allow a user to easily store an applicator for microneedles without breaking the microneedles.

A venous access device includes a hub and a bifurcated cannula. The hub includes a bifurcated connecting arm, a blood sampling arm connected to the bifurcated connecting arm, a fluid transfer arm connected to the bifurcated connecting arm, a blood sampling channel and a fluid transfer channel. The blood sampling channel passes through the blood sampling arm and the bifurcated connecting arm. The fluid transfer channel passes through the fluid transfer arm and the bifurcated connecting arm. The bifurcated cannula is coupled to the bifurcated connecting arm and includes a blood sampling lumen having a blood sampling port, a fluid transfer lumen having a fluid transfer port, and a dividing member separating the blood sampling lumen from the fluid transfer lumen. The blood sampling port is 2 mm to 20 mm proximal from the fluid transfer port. The blood sampling channel is fluidly connected to the blood sampling lumen, and the fluid transfer channel is fluidly connected to the fluid transfer lumen.

Described here are meters and methods for sampling, transporting, and/or analyzing a fluid sample. The meters may include a meter housing and a cartridge. In some instances, the meter may include a tower which may engage one or more portions of a cartridge. The meter housing may include an imaging system, which may or may not be included in the tower. The cartridge may include one or more sampling arrangements, which may be configured to collect a fluid sample from a sampling site. A sampling arrangement may include a skin-penetration member, a hub, and a quantification member.

The present invention relates to a sample collection and testing device for analyzing and testing an analyte in a liquid sample. The sample collection device includes a collection inner cavity and a collection outer cavity. The collection inner cavity is disposed inside the collection outer cavity. The collection inner cavity communicates with the collection outer cavity via through holes at a bottom portion of the collection inner cavity. The collection inner cavity is movable between a first position and a second position relative to the collection outer cavity. When the collection inner cavity is at the first position, the liquid sample is collected into the collection outer cavity. When the collection inner cavity is at the second position, the liquid sample is discharged out of the collection outer cavity.

The application concerns a stickpack-type packaging comprising an elongate foil tube (12) having two transverse sealing joints (16,18), such that a tightly closed fill space (20) is provided in the foil tube (12) for storing a product. It is proposed that a single disposable test strip (22) is arranged in the fill space (20), wherein the test strip (22) has a chemistry pad (26) for detecting an analyte in a sample, and the chemistry pad (26) is arranged at a distance at least from one of the transverse sealing joints (16,18).

Devices associated with on-body analyte sensor units are disclosed. These devices include any of packaging and/or loading systems, applicators and elements of the on-body sensor units themselves. Also, various approaches to connecting electrochemical analyte sensors to and/or within associated on-body analyte sensor units are disclosed. The connector approaches variously involve the use of unique sensor and ancillary element arrangements to facilitate assembly of separate electronics assemblies and sensor elements that are kept apart until the end user brings them together.

A self-administered tester for infection may include a sample collection element for receiving fluid samples including bodily fluids. The sample collection elements may provide at least a portion of a collected sample to one or more evaluation elements. Each evaluation element may determine whether some evaluation criteria have been satisfied. Result indicators may provide visual indicators showing whether the evaluation criteria were satisfied. The self-administered tester may test for a Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection using evaluators associated with the Immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibody and the Immunoglobulin M (IgM) antibody.

A specimen transfer device adapted to receive a blood sample is disclosed. The specimen transfer device includes a housing and an actuation member. A deformable material is disposed within the housing and is deformable from an initial position in which the material is adapted to hold the sample to a deformed position in which at least a portion of the sample is released from the material. A viscoelastic member is disposed within the housing between the material and the housing and between the material and the actuation member. The viscoelastic member is engaged with the actuation member and the material such that movement of the actuation member from a first position to a second position deforms the material from the initial position to the deformed position.

A portable patient-care kit is disclosed. The kit includes two-housing portions, a plurality of compartments and a touch-screen user interface device. The two-housing portions pivotally coupled together to form a container space. The plurality of compartments is disposed within at least one of the housing portions such that each compartment is configured to retain at least one medical apparatus. The touch-screen user interface device has a transceiver that can communicate via a mobile data network.

Devices associated with on-body analyte sensor units are disclosed. These devices include any of packaging and/or loading systems, applicators and elements of the on-body sensor units themselves. Also, various approaches to connecting electrochemical analyte sensors to and/or within associated on-body analyte sensor units are disclosed. The connector approaches variously involve the use of unique sensor and ancillary element arrangements to facilitate assembly of separate electronics assemblies and sensor elements that are kept apart until the end user brings them together.