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US 2007/0167873 A1Published application
Method and apparatus for penetrating tissue
AssigneeSanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
InventorsDominique Freeman, Dirk Boecker, Don Alden
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Abstract
A tissue penetration device includes a penetrating member driver, a cartridge, and a plurality of penetrating members integrated with the cartridge. Each of a penetrating member is coupled to the penetrating member driver when advanced along a path into a tissue target. A user interface is configured to relay at least one of, skin penetrating performance or a skin penetrating setting.
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A tissue penetrating system, comprising:
- a plurality of penetrating members
- a penetrating member driver coupled to the plurality of penetrating members;
- a disposable transport device;
- a plurality of disposables each associated with a penetrating member, the disposable transport device being configured to move each disposable to a position aligning a penetrating member with the penetrating member driver to drive the penetrating member along a path into a target tissue site;
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- a user interface coupled to a processor, wherein in response to an input at the user interface by a user the processor provides an input to the penetrating member driver
- selected from, depth of a penetrating member penetration, velocity of a penetrating member, a desired velocity profile, a velocity of a penetrating member into the target tissue, velocity of the penetrating member out of the target tissue, dwell time of the penetrating member in the target tissue, and a target tissue relaxation parameter.
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A tissue penetrating device, comprising:
- a housing;
- a penetrating member driver;
- a disposable;
- a plurality of penetrating members integrated with the disposable, each of a penetrating member being coupled to the penetrating member driver when advanced along a path into a tissue target;
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- a human interface providing at least one outputa human interface providing at least one output, the human interface including a sensor for detecting audio commands.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.