Sanofi-a Ventis Deutschland Gmbh

Pelikan Technologies, Inc.

Mike Beadman

Dominique M Freeman

Don Alden

Dirk Boecker

Matt Schumann

Barry Dean Briggs

Travis Ryan Marsot

Jason Hegener

Mike Cane

Matt Shumann

A device for use with a gripper is provided. A cartridge is provided that defines a plurality of cavities. A plurality of penetrating members are at least partially contained in the cavities of the cartridge. The penetrating members are slidably movable to extend outward from the cartridge to penetrate tissue. Each cavity has a longitudinal opening that provides access to an elongate portion of the penetrating member. A sterility barrier is coupled to the cartridge. The sterility barrier covers a plurality of the longitudinal openings. The sterility barrier is configured to be moved so that the elongate portion is accessed by the gripper without touching the barrier.

Method and apparatus for multi-use body fluid sampling device with sterility barrier release

In one aspect, a body fluid sampling device is provided using a penetrating member to extract fluid from an anatomical feature. The device comprises a penetrating member actuator for moving the penetrating member inbound towards the anatomical feature and a non-spring based, penetrating member retractor for moving the penetrating member outbound away from the anatomical feature. The penetrating member actuator may be adapted to move the penetrating member at a velocity greater than a velocity achieved by the penetrating member retractor.

Method and apparatus for body fluid sampling with hybrid actuation

A method of controlling a penetrating member is provided. The method comprises providing a lancing device comprising a penetrating member driver having a position sensor and a processor that can determine the relative position and velocity of the penetrating member based on measuring relative position of the penetrating member with respect to time; providing a predetermined velocity control trajectory based on a model of the driver and a model of tissue to be contacted. In some embodiments, a feedforward control to maintain penetrating member velocity along said trajectory.

Method and apparatus for body fluid sampling and analyte sensing

Method and apparatus for a multi-use body fluid sampling device with sterility barrier release

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