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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2008
Kevin Young, Boston, MA (US);
Maiya Shur, Reston, VA (US);
Gaurav Rohatgi, Franklin, MA (US);
Damien Vizcarra, Pasadena, CA (US);
Kevin Young, Boston, MA (US);
Maiya Shur, Reston, VA (US);
Gaurav Rohatgi, Franklin, MA (US);
Damien Vizcarra, Pasadena, CA (US);
Abbott Diabetes Care Inc., Alameda, CA (US);
Abstract
A lancing device for use with a removable lancet having a sharp tip. The lancet includes a housing. The lancing device can include a handle connected to the housing for movement between a storage position, where the housing and handle are configured to be compactly stowed, and a use position, where the housing and handle are configured to be grasped by a user to perform the piercing operation. The lancing device can include an opening formed in the housing and a tray that is moveable with respect to the housing between an open position, where the lancet can be installed on or removed from the tray, and a closed position, where the lancet can be utilized to perform a piercing operation. The lancing device can include a structure moveable with respect to the housing between a first position, where a first piercing aperture is defined, and a second position, where a second piercing aperture is defined, where the second piercing aperture is larger than the first piercing aperture.