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US 8,556,829 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for penetrating tissue
AssigneeSanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
InventorDominique Freeman
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Abstract
A tissue penetrating system has a housing member. A plurality of penetrating members are positioned in the housing member. A tissue stabilizing member is coupled to the housing. A penetrating member sensor is coupled to the plurality of penetrating members. The penetrating member sensor is configured to provide information relative to a depth of penetration of a penetrating member through a skin surface.
Claims75
A tissue penetrating system, comprising:
- a housing member;
- a cartridge positionable in the housing member;
- a plurality of penetrating members positioned in the cartridge;
- a plurality of analyte detecting members positioned in the cartridge, each of the analyte detecting members being associated with each of the penetrating members;
- a processor configured to be coupled to each of the penetrating members and a controllable penetrating member driver, the processor calculates user profile traits depending on user input information to customize a user profile for subsequent lancing cycles;
- wherein the user profile traits include a degree of painlessness, success rate, and blood volume;
- a database that stores information for the user profile;
- and
- a penetrating member transport device for receiving the plurality of penetrating members from the housing member, advancing the plurality of penetrating members in one direction, and sequentially aligning the plurality of penetrating members one by one with and to be driven by the penetrating member driver.
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A tissue penetrating system, comprising:
- a housing member;
- a cartridge positionable in the housing member;
- a plurality of penetrating members in the cartridge;
- a plurality of analyte detecting members positioned in the cartridge, each of the analyte detecting members being associated with each of the penetrating members;
- a processor configured to be coupled to each of the penetrating members, the processor calculates user profile traits depending on user input information to customize a user profile for subsequent lancing cycles;
- wherein the user profile traits include a degree of painlessness, success rate, and blood volume;
- a database that stores information for the user profile;
- a penetrating member transport device for receiving the plurality of penetrating members from the cartridge, advancing the plurality of penetrating members in one direction, and sequentially aligning the plurality of penetrating members one by one with and to be driven by a penetrating member driver;
- and
- a stimulating member coupled to the housing member and configured to increase blood circulation at a skin surface.
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A method of obtaining a sample of capillary whole blood from a target tissue, comprising:
- providing a penetrating system comprising a plurality of penetrating members;
- using a processor of the penetrating system to calculate user profile traits depending on user input information to customize a user profile for subsequent lancing cycles;
- wherein the user profile traits include a degree of painlessness, success rate, and blood volume;
- using the user profile of the processor to set penetration parameters of one of the plurality of penetrating members of the penetrating system to create a puncture wound for a successful penetration to achieve a desired blood volume;
- storing the user profile in a database of the penetrating system;
- advancing the plurality of penetrating members in one direction and sequentially aligning the plurality of penetrating members one by one with and to be driven by a penetrating member driver;
- disposing used penetrating members;
- introducing said one of the plurality of penetrating members through the skin surface site to form an incision;
- and
- collecting the desired blood volume from the incision in the penetrating system.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.