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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2010
Mark S. Vreeke, Houston, TX (US);
Scott L. Hoover, Goshen, IN (US);
Steven C. Charlton, Osceola, IN (US);
Larry D. Johnson, Elkhart, IN (US);
Mark S. Vreeke, Houston, TX (US);
Scott L. Hoover, Goshen, IN (US);
Steven C. Charlton, Osceola, IN (US);
Larry D. Johnson, Elkhart, IN (US);
Bayer Healthcare LLC, Tarrytown, NY (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for lancing skin and collecting a liquid sample. The apparatus having a housing with an outer periphery and a rotatable arm having a lance to puncture the skin. A sample collection area is attached to the arm. The arm of the apparatus rotates from a first position to a second position. As the arm rotates, the lance extends beyond the housing allowing the lance to contact the user's skin and create a lance site. As the arm continues to move to the second position, the lance is brought out of contact with the user's skin and back within the housing while the collection area is brought into position. When the arm is located in the second position, the collection area is in substantially the same location as the lance site on the user's skin.