An apparatus for insertion of a medical device in the skin of a subject is provided, as well as methods of inserting medical devices.

An apparatus for insertion of a medical device in the skin of a subject is provided, as well as methods of inserting medical devices.

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.

An assembly for sampling bodily fluid, the assembly comprising a membrane penetration device comprising a membrane penetrating element for penetrating a bodily membrane to release a bodily fluid; and, a collector configured in a collection position to take up the released bodily fluid and retain the fluid for delivery to a test element.

An apparatus for insertion of a medical device in the skin of a subject is provided, as well as methods of inserting medical devices.

An apparatus for insertion of a medical device in the skin of a subject is provided, as well as methods of inserting medical devices. Embodiments include removing a substantially cylindrical cap from an inserter to expose a substantially cylindrical sleeve, removing a cover from a substantially cylindrical container holding sensor components, and fitting the sensor components into the inserter.

An apparatus for insertion of a medical device in the skin of a subject is provided, as well as methods of inserting medical devices. Embodiments include removing a substantially cylindrical cap from an inserter to expose a substantially cylindrical sleeve, removing a cover from a substantially cylindrical container holding sensor components, and fitting the sensor components into the inserter.

An apparatus for insertion of a medical device in the skin of a subject is provided, as well as methods of inserting medical devices.

A device for taking a sample of liquid by capillarity, including a channel for flow of the liquid delimited by two internal walls of the device between which a channel bottom extends, the distance separating the two internal walls decreasing in the direction of the channel bottom, the channel extending between a first collecting end, open onto outside of the device and configured to receive the liquid, and a second end, to enable the liquid to flow by capillarity along the channel bottom from the first end towards the second end. The channel includes, at the second end, a blocking structure to block the flow of liquid in the channel from the first end towards the second end.

Disclosed herein is a unit for collecting and ejecting blood including: a handle extending along a first central axis; a handling block connected to the handle and disposed to have a second central axis that is offset from the first central axis; and a plunger connected to the handle to be movable along a direction of the first central axis and moving toward the handling block when manipulated, wherein the handling block includes: a body having a connection portion connected to the handle and a contact portion located beneath the connection portion; and a collection port formed to pass through the body in a direction from the contact portion to the connection portion and configured to collect blood by a capillary force, and the plunger moves along the direction of the first central axis when manipulated to enter the collection port and push the blood collected in the collection port out of the collection port.