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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2017
Applicant:
Roche Diabetes Care, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Inventor:
Wilhelm Leichner, Mannheim, DE;
Assignee:
Roche Diabetes Care, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/157 (2006.01); A61B 5/15 (2006.01); A61B 5/151 (2006.01); A61B 5/145 (2006.01); A61B 5/1477 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/157 (2013.01); A61B 5/1477 (2013.01); A61B 5/14532 (2013.01); A61B 5/150022 (2013.01); A61B 5/15045 (2013.01); A61B 5/15107 (2013.01); A61B 5/15113 (2013.01); A61B 5/15144 (2013.01); A61B 5/15194 (2013.01); A61B 5/150358 (2013.01); A61B 5/150419 (2013.01); A61B 5/150519 (2013.01);
Abstract
This disclosure concerns a sampling device and a system for collecting body fluid, comprising a metal lancing unit having a distal tip suitable for piercing skin and a capillary channel extending between the tip and a proximal section of the lancing unit for collecting body fluid; and further comprising a plastic holding unit affixed to the lancing unit for manipulating the lancing unit in order to form an incision in the skin, wherein the holding unit contains a sorbent adapted for sorption of moisture and/or volatile substances to protect the sampling device from degradation prior to use.