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Methods and apparatus for expressing body fluid from an incision
Assignee: Roche Diabetes Care Inc
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Filing: 1997-05-16
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Granted: 1999-09-14
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Expires: 2017-05-16
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
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 00:01
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: 27
Claim 1
Independent Claim
108 words
A method of obtaining a sample of blood from a 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) removing the skin-lancing medium from the incision; and thereafter C) applying a force 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; D) releasing the force of step C); and E) repeating steps C) and D) a sufficient number of times to express a sample of blood from the incision.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
108 words
A method of obtaining a sample of blood from a 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) removing the skin-lancing medium from the incision; and thereafter C) applying a force 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; D) releasing the force of step C); and E) repeating steps C) and D) a sufficient number of times to express a sample of blood from the incision.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method according to claim 1 wherein step C includes applying the force in a direction inclined generally toward the bulged incision.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method according to claim 1 wherein step C comprises applying the force progressively closer to the incision.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method according to claim 1 wherein step C includes applying heat in the region of the incision.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method according to claim 1 wherein step C includes applying ultrasonic frequency to the region of the incision.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method according to claim 1 wherein step A comprises lancing a region of the user's body other than a finger tip.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method according to claim 1 wherein step A comprises applying a lancet against the skin.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
127 words
A device for sampling blood comprising: a housing having an open end; a skin-lancing mechanism mounted in the housing for applying a skin-lancing medium against a skin surface to form an incision therein, and then remove the skin-lancing medium from the incision; and a stimulator member mounted to the housing at the open end thereof, the stimulator member extending about a longitudinal axis of the housing the axis and adapted to engage the skin surface to bulge and open the incision in response to a pressing of the end face against the skin surface, the stimulator member being longitudinally moveable relative to the housing such that by repeatedly pressing said stimulator member against the surface of the skin, a sample of blood is expressed from the incision.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
127 words
A device for sampling blood comprising: a housing having an open end; a skin-lancing mechanism mounted in the housing for applying a skin-lancing medium against a skin surface to form an incision therein, and then remove the skin-lancing medium from the incision; and a stimulator member mounted to the housing at the open end thereof, the stimulator member extending about a longitudinal axis of the housing the axis and adapted to engage the skin surface to bulge and open the incision in response to a pressing of the end face against the skin surface, the stimulator member being longitudinally moveable relative to the housing such that by repeatedly pressing said stimulator member against the surface of the skin, a sample of blood is expressed from the incision.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
17 words
The device according to claim 8 wherein the end face is inclined to generally face the axis.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
15 words
The device according to claim 8 wherein the end face extends continuously about the axis.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
14 words
The device according to claim 8 wherein the end face includes circumferentially spaced interruptions.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
19 words
The device according to claim 8 wherein the stimulator member is movable relative to the housing along the axis.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
42 words
The device according to claim 8 wherein the stimulator member comprises a first stimulator member, and further including at least one additional stimulator member arranged in telescoping relationship to the first stimulator member, the stimulator members being relatively movable along the axis.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
33 words
The device according to claim 13 wherein the stimulator members include first and second stimulator members which are movable relative to the housing and are interconnected to move axially in mutually opposite directions.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
39 words
The device according to claim 14 wherein the first and second stimulator members are interconnected by levers, each lever being pivoted intermediate its ends for rotation about an axis extending orthogonally relative to the longitudinal axis of the housing.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
14 words
The device according to claim 8 wherein the stimulator member comprises a cylindrical ring.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
14 words
The device according to claim 8 wherein the stimulator member comprises a helical spring.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
16 words
The device according to claim 8 further including a heating mechanism for heating the stimulator member.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
24 words
The device according to claim 8 wherein the heating mechanism comprises a battery mounted in the housing and electrically connected to the stimulator member.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
16 words
The device according to claim 8 further including a vibrator mechanism for vibrating the stimulator member.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
18 words
The device according to claim 20 wherein the vibrator mechanism applies an ultrasonic vibration to the stimulator member.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
14 words
The device according to claim 20 wherein the stimulator member is a piezoelectric transducer.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
18 words
The device according to claim 8 including a reciprocation mechanism for reciprocating the stimulator member along the axis.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
51 words
The device according to claim 23 wherein the reciprocation mechanism comprises a motor, a cam sleeve connected to the motor to be driven thereby about the axis and including a cam surface, the stimulator member being operably connected to the cam surface to be displaced axially thereby against a spring bias.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
13 words
The device according to claim 8 wherein the skin-lancing mechanism comprises a lancet.
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