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An apparatus for forming a blood droplet of a controlled, generally uniform size from a finger which has been pricked to draw blood includes a “funnel”member providing an upper edge across which the finger is drawn to deposit blood on a surface down which the blood flows under the influence of gravi

An apparatus for forming a blood droplet of a controlled, generally uniform size from a finger which has been pricked to draw blood includes a “funnel”member providing an upper edge across which the finger is drawn to deposit blood on a surface down which the blood flows under the influence of gravity to a lower edge terminating at a point. The blood flows toward the point, forms into the droplet at the point, and, owing to gravity and the surface tension of the blood, forms into the substantially uniformly sized droplet which falls onto a test strip positioned beneath the point.

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A blood transfer apparatus comprising a base for supporting, a test strip carrying a reagent for reacting with a medically significant component in blood to produce a visual indication on such a test strip of the concentration of such a component in blood, funnel means for forming a blood droplet fr

A blood transfer apparatus comprising a base for supporting, a test strip carrying a reagent for reacting with a medically significant component in blood to produce a visual indication on such a test strip of the concentration of such a component in blood, funnel means for forming a blood droplet from a pricked finger, and means for pivotally connecting the funnel means to the base for pivotal movement between a test orientation engaging a test strip supported on the base in a blood droplet-receiving position and a release orientation away from a test strip supported on the base.