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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2003
Richard W. Levaughn, Talking Rock, GA (US);
Gwenn E. Kennedy, Ellenwood, GA (US);
Christopher J. Ruf, Atlanta, GA (US);
Mitchell Solis, Cumming, GA (US);
Avi M. Robbins, Longwood, FL (US);
Jason R. Heath, Marietta, GA (US);
Wolfgang Ostertag, Gerstetten, DE;
Armin Lohrengel, Steinheim, DE;
Herbert Stohr, Grosskuchen, DE;
Richard W. LeVaughn, Talking Rock, GA (US);
Gwenn E. Kennedy, Ellenwood, GA (US);
Christopher J. Ruf, Atlanta, GA (US);
Mitchell Solis, Cumming, GA (US);
Avi M. Robbins, Longwood, FL (US);
Jason R. Heath, Marietta, GA (US);
Wolfgang Ostertag, Gerstetten, DE;
Armin Lohrengel, Steinheim, DE;
Herbert Stohr, Grosskuchen, DE;
Facet Technologies, LLC, Kennesaw, GA (US);
Abstract
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.