Method and apparatus for lancet actuation
AssigneePelikan Technologies, Inc.
InventorsBarry Dean Briggs, Dominique M. Freeman, Don Alden, Jon Hewitt Leonard, Dirk Boecker
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Abstract
A lancet driver is provided wherein the driver exerts a driving force on a lancet during a lancing cycle and is used on a tissue site. The driver comprises of a drive force generator for advancing the lancet and a processor coupled to the drive force generator capable of changing the direction and magnitude of force exerted on the lancet during the lancing cycle. The driver further includes a human interface on the housing providing at least one output for communicating with the patient.
Claims65
A lancet driver configured to exert a driving force on a lancet during a lancing cycle and used on a tissue site, said device comprising:
- a housing;
- a drive force generator;
- and
- a processor coupled to the drive force generator capable of changing the direction and magnitude of force exerted on the lancet during the lancing cycle;
- and
- a human interface on said housing providing at least one output.
A method for sampling body fluids from a patient, the method comprising:
- using a human interface on a lancet driver to communicate information to the patient;
- actuating said lancet driver to drive a lancet into the patient in a manner sufficient to obtain said body fluid sample.
A method of sampling body fluid from a patient, the method comprising:
- using a human interface to enter sampling parameters into a lancet driver;
- actuating said lancet driver to drive a lancet into the patient in a manner sufficient to obtain said body fluid sample.
A body fluid sampling device for use on a tissue site, said device comprising:
- a housing;
- a drive force generator;
- and
- a processor coupled to the drive force generator capable of changing the direction and magnitude of force exerted on the lancet during the lancing cycle;
- a position sensor configured to detect lancet position during the lancing cycle;
- a human interface on said housing;
- wherein said housing and all elements therein have a combined weight of less than about 0.5 lbs.
63 further comprising a glucose analyzing device coupled to said housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.