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US 2001/0027328 A1Published application
Multiple lancet device
AssigneeAgilent Technologies, Inc.
InventorsPaul Lum, Michael Greenstein, Leslie A. Leonard, Domimque M. Freeman
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AssigneeAgilent Technologies, Inc.
InventorsPaul Lum, Michael Greenstein, Leslie A. Leonard, Domimque M. Freeman
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A device for puncturing the skin of a patient. The device includes first and second protrusions, each protrusion puncturing the skin when pressed against the skin. The first and second protrusions are arranged such that the first protrusion punctures the skin at a location less than a predetermined distance from the second protrusion. The distance is chosen to be less than the discriminatable distance between distinct pain perception points in the patient, such that the patient perceives a single puncture when the first and second protrusions puncture the skin. In one embodiment of the invention, the device includes a base lip that applies a lateral force to the skin when the base lip is pressed against the skin. In this embodiment, the protrusions are pressed into the skin as the base lip is pressed against the skin.
A device for puncturing the skin of a patient, said device comprising two or more protrusions, each protrusion puncturing the skin when pressed against the skin, at least one of the protrusions (first protrusion) being arranged such that it punctures the skin at a location at a distance away from another protrusion (second protrusion), the distance between the first protrusion and the second protrusion being less than the discriminatable distance between distinct pain perception points in the patient.
A method of making a lancet device for puncturing the skin of a patient, comprising:
A method of using a lancet device to puncture the skin of a patient, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.