Facet Technologies, LLC

Mitchell A Solis

Richard W LeVaughn

Christopher J Ruf

Avi M Robbins

Gwenn E Kennedy

Jason R Heath

Wolfgang Ostertag

Armin Lohrengel

Herbert Stohr

Stephen J Flynn

Carl E Griffin

John C Irwin

Mary Kate Pynes

Stephanie J Campbell

Ray Adams Lathrop

David R Buenger

John Andrew Trissel

Jeffrey T Stout

Jack Griffis

Venkat Katragadda

Don Griffin

William C Taylor

A device for sampling and/or analyzing blood or other body fluid of a subject. A housing contains a plurality of lancets and optionally includes test elements to take up a sample of blood, an evaluation system and a display. A complete system that can be handled as a single device, for example in the form of a wristwatch, includes a multiplicity of test elements and lancets, which can be brought successively to a working position to perform multiple measurements. A cassette or carrier includes multiple lancets and/or test elements, for insertion into the device.

Blood sampling device

A device () for sampling and/or analyzing blood or other body fluid of a subject. A housing () contains a plurality of lancets () and optionally includes test elements () to take up a sample of blood, an evaluation system and a display. A complete system that can be handled as a single device, for example in the form of a wristwatch, includes a multiplicity of test elements () and lancets (), which can be brought successively to a working position to perform multiple measurements. A cassette or carrier () includes multiple lancets () and/or test elements (), for insertion into the device.

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.

A lancet having one or more portions of the shank of the lancet blade exposed for direct engagement with cooperating portion(s) of the lancet carrier of a lancing device. This direct engagement of the lancet blade with the lancet carrier provides more precise positional control of the location of the lancing site by eliminating the effect that any variation in the position of the lancet blade within the lancet body would otherwise have on the positioning of the lancet tip. Tolerance stack-up is thereby reduced and accuracy is improved, reducing the necessary sample size and minimizing pain resulting from the lancing operation.

Precisely guided lancet

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Cumming, GA, United States of America

Mitchell A Solis