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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2011
Applicants:
Carlo Effenhauser, Weinheim, DE;
Heinz-michael Hein, Weinheim, DE;
Karl-heinz Koelker, Gruenstadt, DE;
Frank Deck, Niederkirchen, DE;
Inventors:
Carlo Effenhauser, Weinheim, DE;
Heinz-Michael Hein, Weinheim, DE;
Karl-Heinz Koelker, Gruenstadt, DE;
Frank Deck, Niederkirchen, DE;
Assignee:
Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 (2006.01); B65D 81/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system is provided for withdrawing small amounts of body fluid from an animal or human. The system includes a holder and a disposable lancing unit attached to the holder. The lancing unit also includes an open capillary channel for transporting the body fluid and piercing the skin.