Facet Technologies, LLC

John C Irwin

Stephen J Flynn

Christopher J Ruf

Avi M Robbins

Richard W LeVaughn

Michael V Lipoma

William Elias Conway

Brian D Leutz

Gwenn E Kennedy

Mitchell A Solis

Carl E Griffin

Jason R Heath

Stephanie J Campbell

Mary Kate Pynes

Brian D Vanhiel

Brian VanHiel

Ray Adams Lathrop

David R Buenger

John Andrew Trissel

Bradley Stewart Koeppel

David F Andel

Richard W Levaughn

Jack Griffis

Don Griffin

Venkat Katragadda

A medical lancing device including a replaceable multi-lancet cartridge. The lancing device includes an advancing mechanism that advances lancets within the cartridge into an active position, separates a protective cap from the active lancet, and energize a drive mechanism of the lancing device. A cap displacement mechanism moves the separated cap out of the travel path of the active lancet. In a first example embodiment, the cap displacement mechanism includes a cantilevered spring arm that displaces the detached cap of the active lancet. In a second example embodiment, the cap displacement mechanism includes a spring-biased cam-driven plunger that displaces the detached cap of the active lancet. Then an activation mechanism releases the energized active lancet to traverse the unobstructed lancing stroke path to pierce the subject's skin at a desired lancing site.

Cap displacement mechanism for lancing device and multi-lancet cartridge

A medical lancing device including a replaceable multi-lancet cartridge. The lancing device includes a drive mechanism, an activation mechanism, and an advancing mechanism. The advancing mechanism includes a linear-pull slide that is moved in and out to operate an indexing ratchet mechanism, a cam-guided charger mechanism, and a cam-guided lancet cap displacement mechanism. The indexing ratchet mechanism sequentially advances the lancets in the cartridge to an active position. The cam-guided charger mechanism charges the drive mechanism and separates the cap from the active lancet. And the cam-guided cap displacement mechanism moves the separated cap from the lancing stroke path of the active lancet. The activation mechanism then releases the charged active lancet to traverse the unobstructed lancing stroke path to pierce the subject's skin at a desired lancing site.

Lancing device and multi-lancet cartridge

A lancing device has a carousel of lancets removably received in a housing. In exemplary embodiments, the lancing device includes a sterility cap positioning mechanism that removes sterility caps from the lancets for actuation and afterwards replaces the sterility caps onto the lancets. Preferably, the lancing device includes a lancet advancing mechanism that automatically advances sequential lancets of the lancet carousel for charging and actuating, and a drive mechanism for actuating the lancets. Also provided are replacement lancet carousels, which include a cylindrical carrier with axial openings and a plurality of the lancets axially oriented in the openings.

Multi-lancet device with sterility cap repositioning mechanism

A sampling device () having a housing () with a lancet cartridge () mounted therein. The lancets () of the lancet cartridge () are interconnected by a flexible web (). The lancet cartridge () is not positively engaged within the housing () and can be easily removed. The housing () has an opening () with an adjacent flexible or compressible fin () for dampening the motion of the lancet (). The lancet cartridge () has at least one lancet () with an endcap, and the housing has a cap-removal mechanism () for separating the endcap from the housing (). Anti-tampering features prevent opening of the device when the lancet cartridge () is oriented with a lancet () in a firing position.

Blood sampling device

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Woodstock, GA, United States of America

John C Irwin