Reproducible lancing for sampling blood

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5871494
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08985303

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A blood analysis apparatus for obtaining blood for analysis from the skin of a patient with a controlled degree of lancing. The apparatus including a cartridge and a driver. The cartridge includes a cartridge case and a lancet. The lancet has a tip and is housed in the cartridge case. The lancet can be driven to extend the tip outside the cartridge case through an opening for lancing the skin of the patient to yield blood. The driver drives the lancet to move the tip distally to lance the skin. The driver is triggerable by the skin which is to be lanced exerting a force exceeding a preset amount against the triggering mechanism of the apparatus, to drive the lancet toward the skin.

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  • SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Freeman, Dominique Cabrillo Hwy., CA 79 10793
Greenstein, Michael Los Altos, CA 73 8942
King, David A Menlo Park, CA 72 4509
Leonard, Leslie Anne Portolla Valley, CA 8 2977
Lum, Paul Los Altos, CA 45 8327
Simons, Tad Decatur Palo Alto, CA 9 3227

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