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US 2016/0129204 A1Published application
Methods and apparatus for lancet actuation
AssigneeSanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
InventorsMark Castle, Rodney Kugizaki, Robert Englert, Thomas Shoup
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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 along a path into the tissue site, and a manual switch for a user interface input.
Claims26
A agent injection device, comprising:
- a housing;
- a needle with an interior channel, the needle positionable in the housing;
- an agent reservoir or container coupled to the needle;
- a processor coupled to the position sensor;
- and
- a controllable drive force generator coupled to the processor and configured to be coupled to the needle for advancing the needle along a path into a tissue site to a selectable depth for delivery of the agent at a selected depth.
3 more elements
A method for delivering an agent from an agent injection device, comprising:
- providing an agent delivery device that includes a housing, a needle, an agent reservoir or container coupled to the needle, a processor and a controllable drive force generator coupled to the processor;
- and
- using the drive force generator to advance the needle along a path into a tissue site to a selectable depth for delivery of the agent at a selected depth.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.