US6015392A
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Apparatus for sampling body fluid
Assignee: Roche Diabetes Care Inc
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Filing: 1998-09-24
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Granted: 2000-01-18
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Expires: 2018-09-24
Abstract
Abstract Body fluid is sampled by causing a syringe mounted in a housing to be displaced toward a skin surface. The syringe remains in the resulting incision while the surrounding body tissue is stimulated by a stimulator ring to urge body fluid toward the incision. Simultaneously, the syringe is moved relative to the incision to keep the incision open. Such movement of the syringe may comprise reciprocation in the longitudinal or lateral directions, or both. Alternatively, the movement of the syringe may comprise rotation about a longitudinal center line of the syringe, with the pointed end of the syringe being in the shape of one-half of a cone segment. After the body fluid has been pooled, suction is created in a collection tube disposed in communication with the syringe, to draw body fluid inwardly through the syringe.
Inventors
- 👤 Joel S. Douglas
- 👤 Jeffrey N. Roe
- 👤 Ryszard Radwanski
- 👤 Brent G. Duchon
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 04:58
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B5/00; A61B5/15; A61B5/150007; A61B5/150053; A61B5/150106; A61B5/15016; A61B5/145; A61B5/14532; A61B5/150015; A61B5/150022; A61B5/150061; A61B5/150068; A61B5/150374; A61B5/150381; A61B5/150389; A61B5/150396; A61B5/150503; A61B5/151; A61B5/15101; A61B5/15103; A61B5/15107; A61B5/15113; A61B5/15115; A61B5/15117; A61B2562/00; A61B2562/02; A61B2562/0295
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
126 words
A device for obtaining a sample of body fluid through the skin comprising: a housing member containing a hollow piercing element for piercing the skin; a first spring member in the housing for urging the piercing element to protrude from a forward end of the housing sufficient to cut an incision through the skin; a stop member for defining a maximum penetration depth of the piercing element; a second spring in the housing for partially retracting the piercing element while maintaining a front end of the piercing element in the incision; a tube communicating with a rear end of the hollow piercing element; and a suction mechanism in the housing for creating a suction in the tube for drawing in body fluid through the piercing element.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
126 words
A device for obtaining a sample of body fluid through the skin comprising: a housing member containing a hollow piercing element for piercing the skin; a first spring member in the housing for urging the piercing element to protrude from a forward end of the housing sufficient to cut an incision through the skin; a stop member for defining a maximum penetration depth of the piercing element; a second spring in the housing for partially retracting the piercing element while maintaining a front end of the piercing element in the incision; a tube communicating with a rear end of the hollow piercing element; and a suction mechanism in the housing for creating a suction in the tube for drawing in body fluid through the piercing element.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
40 words
The device according to claim 1 further comprising a stimulator member for depressing a ring of skin and body tissue in surrounding relationship to the incision for spreading apart sides of the incision while urging body fluid toward the incision.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
The device according to claim 2 further comprising a moving mechanism for moving the piercing element relative to the incision to keep the incision open while the stimulator member urges body fluid theretoward.
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