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Methods and apparatus for expressing body fluid from an incision
Assignee: Roche Diabetes Care Inc
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Filing: 1999-01-28
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Granted: 2000-06-06
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Expires: 2019-01-28
Abstract
Abstract A sample of a body fluid such as blood or interstitial fluid is obtained from a body by lancing a portion of a user's skin, preferably in an area other than a finger tip, to form an incision. After the needle has been removed from the incision, a force is applied to depress the skin in a manner forming a ring of depressed body tissue in surrounding relationship to the incision, causing the incision to bulge and the sides of the incision to open, whereby body fluid is forced out through the opening of the incision. A stimulator member is mounted to an end of a lancet-carrying housing for applying the force. The stimulator member can be movable relative to the housing, and can be either heated or vibrated to promote movement of the body fluid.
Inventors
- 👤 Joel S. Douglas
- 👤 Jeffrey N. Roe
- 👤 Henry M. Grage
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 00:09
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B5/00; A61B5/145; A61B5/14532; A61B10/00; A61B10/0045; A61B5/15; A61B5/150007; A61B5/150015; A61B5/150022; A61B5/150053; A61B5/150061; A61B5/150068; A61B5/150076; A61B5/150083; A61B5/150374; A61B5/150381; A61B5/150412; A61B5/151; A61B5/15101; A61B5/15103; A61B5/15107; A61B5/15109; A61B5/15115; A61B5/15117; A61B5/15186; A61B5/15188; A61B5/15192; A61B5/15194; A61B2010/008; A61B17/00; A61B2017/00743; A61B2017/00747; A61B2017/00765; A61B2562/00; A61B2562/02; A61B2562/0295
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
99 words
A device for expressing whole capillary blood from a lanced skin surface comprising: A) a housing; B) a stimulating member mounted at least partially within the housing, the stimulator member comprising a stimulating end adapted to surround an incision to manipulate the skin surface by opening the incision so as to fill the incision with blood when the stimulating end is pressed against the skin surface, the stimulating member being longitudinally slidable relative to the housing such that by repeatedly pressing the stimulator member against the surface of the skin, a sample of blood is expressed from the incision.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
99 words
A device for expressing whole capillary blood from a lanced skin surface comprising: A) a housing; B) a stimulating member mounted at least partially within the housing, the stimulator member comprising a stimulating end adapted to surround an incision to manipulate the skin surface by opening the incision so as to fill the incision with blood when the stimulating end is pressed against the skin surface, the stimulating member being longitudinally slidable relative to the housing such that by repeatedly pressing the stimulator member against the surface of the skin, a sample of blood is expressed from the incision.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
62 words
The device in accordance to claim 1, wherein the stimulating member comprises concentric inner and outer separate stimulating sleeves, where the outer sleeve engages the skin surface first and the inner sleeve second to manipulate the skin and force blood into the incision as the incision is opened and force the blood to the surface of the skin as the incision closes.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
62 words
The device in accordance to claim 1, wherein the stimulating member comprises concentric inner and outer separate stimulating sleeves, where the inner sleeve engages the skin surface first and the outer sleeve second to manipulate the skin and force blood into the incision as the incision is opened and force the blood to the surface of the skin as the incision closes.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
93 words
A method of obtaining a sample of capillary whole blood from the body, comprising the steps of: A) applying a skin-lancing medium against the skin of a user to form an incision in the skin; B) applying a force by depressing the skin in a manner to form a depressed ring of body tissue in surrounding relationship to the incision to manipulate the incision open; C) releasing the force of step B; and D) repeating steps B) and C) a sufficient number of times to express a sample of blood from the incision.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
93 words
A method of obtaining a sample of capillary whole blood from the body, comprising the steps of: A) applying a skin-lancing medium against the skin of a user to form an incision in the skin; B) applying a force by depressing the skin in a manner to form a depressed ring of body tissue in surrounding relationship to the incision to manipulate the incision open; C) releasing the force of step B; and D) repeating steps B) and C) a sufficient number of times to express a sample of blood from the incision.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
65 words
A device for expressing body fluid from a lanced skin surface, comprising: a housing; and a stimulator mechanism mounted to the housing at an end thereof, the stimulator mechanism extending from the end of the housing for contacting the skin including a generally circular array of stimulator elements each mounted to the housing for movement toward and away from a longitudinal axis of the housing.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
65 words
A device for expressing body fluid from a lanced skin surface, comprising: a housing; and a stimulator mechanism mounted to the housing at an end thereof, the stimulator mechanism extending from the end of the housing for contacting the skin including a generally circular array of stimulator elements each mounted to the housing for movement toward and away from a longitudinal axis of the housing.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
The device according to claim 5, wherein the stimulator elements comprise rollers mounted to the housing by pivoted levers.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
51 words
The device according to claim 5, further including a lancet carrier mounted in the housing and adapted to support a disposable lancet; and a drive mechanism in the housing for driving the lancet carrier along a longitudinal axis of the housing to lance a skin surface and form an incision therein.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
52 words
A device for expressing body fluid from a lanced skin surface comprising: a housing; a stimulator member mounted on the housing at an end thereof, the stimulator member comprising a coil spring compressible toward the housing in response to being pushed against the skin in surrounding relationship to a lanced portion thereof.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
52 words
A device for expressing body fluid from a lanced skin surface comprising: a housing; a stimulator member mounted on the housing at an end thereof, the stimulator member comprising a coil spring compressible toward the housing in response to being pushed against the skin in surrounding relationship to a lanced portion thereof.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
48 words
A device for expressing body fluid from a lanced skin surface comprising: a housing; a hollow stimulator member mounted at an end of the housing and adapted to engage the skin surface in surrounding relationship to a lanced portion thereof; and heating means for heating the stimulator member.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
48 words
A device for expressing body fluid from a lanced skin surface comprising: a housing; a hollow stimulator member mounted at an end of the housing and adapted to engage the skin surface in surrounding relationship to a lanced portion thereof; and heating means for heating the stimulator member.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
24 words
The device according to claim 9, wherein the heating means comprises a battery mounted in the housing and electrically connected to the stimulator member.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
65 words
A device for expressing blood or interstitial fluid from a lanced skin surface, comprising: a housing; a retractable skin lancing mechanism mounted in the housing; a hollow stimulator member mounted on the housing at an end thereof and adapted to engage the skin surface in surrounding relationship to a lanced portion thereof, the stimulator member operable to apply an ultrasonic frequency to the skin surface.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
65 words
A device for expressing blood or interstitial fluid from a lanced skin surface, comprising: a housing; a retractable skin lancing mechanism mounted in the housing; a hollow stimulator member mounted on the housing at an end thereof and adapted to engage the skin surface in surrounding relationship to a lanced portion thereof, the stimulator member operable to apply an ultrasonic frequency to the skin surface.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
14 words
The device according to claim 11, wherein the stimulator member comprises a piezoelectric transducer.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
17 words
The device according to claim 12, wherein the transducer is ring-shaped and includes a frusto-conical inner surface.
Claim 20
Independent Claim
92 words
A device for expressing body fluid from a lanced skin surface comprising: a housing; a skin lancing mechanism mounted in the housing; a hollow stimulator member mounted at an end of housing for longitudinal movement relative to the housing and adapted to contact the skin surface in surrounding relationship to a lanced portion thereof; a motor mounted in the housing; and a reciprocatory mechanism connected to the motor to be driven thereby and operably connected to the stimulator member for reciprocating the stimulator member along a longitudinal axis of the stimulator member.
Claim 21
Independent Claim
92 words
A device for expressing body fluid from a lanced skin surface comprising: a housing; a skin lancing mechanism mounted in the housing; a hollow stimulator member mounted at an end of housing for longitudinal movement relative to the housing and adapted to contact the skin surface in surrounding relationship to a lanced portion thereof; a motor mounted in the housing; and a reciprocatory mechanism connected to the motor to be driven thereby and operably connected to the stimulator member for reciprocating the stimulator member along a longitudinal axis of the stimulator member.
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