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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2000
Filed:
Feb. 23, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
William C Taylor, Rex, GA (US);
Richard Wayne LeVaughn, McDonough, GA (US);
John M Purlee, San Jose, CA (US);
Christopher John Ruf, Atlanta, GA (US);
Assignee:
Lifescan Inc., Milpitas, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606181 ; 606182 ; 600573 ;
Abstract
A lancing device has a spring-loaded lancet holder slidably mounted within a housing for carrying a disposable lancet and needle. A knob on the back of the device has forward-extending fingers that stop the lancet holder at an adjustable predetermined point after the device has been fired. The fingers not only control the penetration depth of the needle, but also absorb vibrations and reduce noise to cause less pain to the user.
Published as:
US6045567A; CA2296778A1; CN1264571A; EP1031318A1; JP2000237172A; KR20010020623A; TW513299B; EP1031318B1; ATE250387T1; DE60005421D1; ES2207462T3; DE60005421T2; CN1180748C; CA2296778C; KR100684479B1; JP4486729B2;