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US 7,731,729 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for penetrating tissue
AssigneePelikan Technologies, Inc.
InventorsDominique Freeman, Dirk Boecker, Don Alden
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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.
Claims58
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;
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- 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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- a penetrating member position sensor coupled to the plurality of penetrating members and to a processor, the penetrating member position sensor and the processor measuring a distance from an initialization point to a point of contact of a penetrating member to a target tissue surface, the penetrating member being retracted by the penetrating member driver to the initialization point with a distance to the target tissue being measured and a depth of penetration of the penetrating member determined.
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