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US 2003/0199900 A1Published application
Method and apparatus for penetrating tissue
AssigneePelikan Technologies, Inc.
InventorsDirk Boecker, Don Alden, Dominique M. Freeman
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Abstract
A tissue penetrating system includes a plurality of penetrating members each having a tip. A penetrating member driver is coupled to the plurality of penetrating members. Each tip of a penetrating member is uncovered during launch of the penetrating member by the penetrating member driver. A support is provided with a plurality of openings. Each opening receives a penetrating member.
Claims301
A tissue penetrating system, comprising:
- a plurality of penetrating members each with a tip;
- a penetrating member driver coupled to the plurality of penetrating members;
- each tip of a penetrating member being uncovered during launch of the penetrating member by the penetrating member driver;
- and
- a support with a plurality of openings, each of an opening receiving a penetrating member.
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A tissue penetrating system, comprising:
- a plurality of penetrating members each with a tip;
- a penetrating member driver coupled to the plurality of penetrating members;
- a support with a plurality of openings, each opening receiving a penetrating member, each tip of a penetrating member being uncovered during launch of a penetrating member by the penetrating driver member;
- and
- a penetrating member sensor coupled to the plurality of penetrating members, the penetrating member sensor configured to provide information relative to a depth of penetration of a penetrating member through a skin surface.
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A tissue penetration device, comprising:
- a penetrating member driver;
- a cartridge;
- a plurality of penetrating members integrated with the cartridge, each of a penetrating member coupled to the penetrating member driver when advanced along a path into a tissue target;
- and
- a support with a plurality of openings, each opening receiving a penetrating member, each tip of a penetrating member being uncovered during launch of a penetrating member by the penetrating driver member.
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The system of claim 125, wherein the tissue stabilizer device is configured to enhance fluid flow from a target tissue.
141 The system of claim 73, wherein the support is a drum.
A tissue penetrating system, comprising:
- a plurality of penetrating members each having at least a penetrating member tip in its own sterile enclosure;
- a penetrating member driver;
- and
- a penetrating member transport for transporting a penetrating member from a storage area to the penetrating member driver.
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A tissue penetrating system, comprising:
- a plurality of penetrating members, each penetrating member having a penetrating member tip in its own sterile enclosure
- a penetrating member driver;
- and
- a penetrating member transport for transporting penetrating members from a storage area to the penetrating member driver.
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A tissue penetrating system , comprising:
- a plurality of penetrating members each having at least a penetrating member tip in a sterile enclosure;
- a support with a plurality of openings, each opening receiving a penetrating member;
- and
- a penetrating member driver with a non-spring actuator for drawing a penetrating member in a direction back towards the penetrating member driver.
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A method of penetrating a target tissue, comprising:
- providing a penetrating member driver;
- installing a penetrating member release device for removing a plurality of penetrating members from a sterile environment, the plurality of penetrating members being coupled to a penetrating member sensor configured to provide a indication of a depth of penetration of a penetrating member through the skin target;
- and
- transporting the penetrating members along a path to be operatively coupled to the penetrating member driver.
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A tissue penetrating system, comprising:
- a plurality of penetrating members;
- a flexible tape coupling the plurality of penetrating members into a flexible array;
- a penetrating member driver coupled to the plurality of penetrating members configured to drive and withdraw a penetrating member into and out of a target tissue;
- and
- a transport device for sequentially coupling each of a penetrating member to the penetrating member driver.
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A tissue penetrating system, comprising:
- a plurality of penetrating members;
- a flexible tape coupling the plurality of penetrating members into a flexible linear array, and
- a penetrating member loading device for sequentially coupling each penetrating member to a penetrating member driver for driving a penetrating member into a target tissue, the transport device removing an amount of the flexible tape sufficient so that a tip of a penetrating member does not pierce the flexible tape during actuation by the penetrating member driver.
A tissue penetrating system, comprising:
- a plurality of penetrating members interconnected as a flexible linear array;
- a plurality of sterility caps each on one a penetrating member;
- a penetrating member driver;
- and
- a penetrating member loading device configured to sequentially coupling each of a penetrating member to the penetrating member driver for driving a penetrating member into a target tissue, the penetrating member loading device removing the sterility cap prior to lancing so that a tip of a penetrating member does not pierce the cape during actuation by the penetrating member driver.
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A tissue penetrating system, comprising:
- a plurality of penetrating members interconnected to define a flexible linear array;
- a storage device for penetrating members prior to launching, the storage device including a spool around which the flexible linear array is concentrically wound;
- a penetrating member driver;
- and
- a penetrating member loading device for sequentially coupling each penetrating member to the penetrating member driver for driving a penetrating member into a target tissue.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.