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US 2022/0401660 A1Published application
Pain-reducing insertion apparatus and uses thereof
OwnerJoseph Choate BURKETTinventor
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Abstract
Provided are systems and methods for reducing pain during an injection or an insertion of an object into the skin of a subject.
Claims103
An apparatus for reducing pain during puncturing of skin of a subject, the apparatus comprising:
- a cooling system comprising one or more cooling surfaces to contact the skin of the subject to cause a reduction in a temperature of the skin proximal to a puncture site;
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- a vibration system to provide vibrations to the skin proximal to the puncture site, wherein the vibrations and the reduction of the temperature of the skin are carried out simultaneously to reduce pain at the puncture site during puncturing of the skin.
A method of reducing pain a puncture site located on a skin of a subject, the method comprising:
- applying a contact surface to the skin, proximal to the puncture site;
- cooling the contact surface;
- vibrating the contact surface;
- and
- puncturing the skin at the puncture site as the contact surface is vibrating and cooling.
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A pain reducing insertion apparatus, comprising:
- a needle holder configured to move the needle in an axial direction with respect to a body of the insertion apparatus to insert the needle in an insertion site of an individual during deployment of the needle;
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- a pain reducing system comprising a cooling system and a vibration system, wherein the cooling system is configured to cool a contact surface by conduction and the vibrator is configured to cause the contact surface to vibrate, wherein the contact surface is configured to be in a close proximity to the insertion site during the deployment of the needle.
A method of reducing pain during insertion of a needle at an insertion site on a skin of a patient, the method comprising:
- contacting a contact surface to the skin proximal to the insertion site;
- vibrating the contact surface with a vibration system;
- cooling the contact surface with a cooling system;
- and
- inserting a needle into the insertion site while the contact surface is cooling and vibrating.
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A system for reducing pain during puncturing of skin of a subject, the system comprising:
- a cooling unit comprising:
- a cooling system comprising one or more cooling plates provided at a distal end of the cooling unit, and
- a vibration system comprising a vibrational motor provided at the distal end of the cooling unit;
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- an applicator removably attached to the distal end of the cooling unit, the end cap comprising:
- a cooling surface in thermal communication with the one or more cooling plate of the cooling unit,
- wherein the cooling system of the cooling unit cools the cooling surface of the applicator.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.