TY - PAT T1 - United States Patent: 8282576 - Method and apparatus for an improved sample capture device Y1 - 2012 A1 - Marsot, Travis A1 - Lum, Paul A1 - Alden, Don A1 - Ross, James A1 - Bardell, Ron L. A1 - Weigl, Bernhard AB - A body fluid sampling device is provided. A mesh may be used to guide blood or fluid to travel directly from the wound to an analyte detecting port on the cartridge. Thus the volume of blood or body fluid produced at the wound site irregardless of its droplet geometry can be reliable and substantially completely transported to the analyte detecting member for measurement. UR - http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=11&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=%22Bardell%3B+Ron%22.INNM.&OS=IN/%22Bardell;+Ron%22&RS=IN/%22Bardell;+Ron%22 ER -