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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2011
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
Disclosed herein are embodiments of lancing devices for use with a lancet having a lancet body and a sharp tip covered by a removable cap. One lancing device comprises a housing having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, a drawer received within the housing at the first end and movable between an open position and a closed position, the drawer having a drawer face and a drawer body, the drawer body configured to receive the lancet, and a decapping arm disposed within the housing and connected to the housing via a pivot at the second end of the housing, the decapping arm movable about the pivot between a storage position and a decapping position.