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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2011
Applicant:
Frank A. Chan, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventor:
Frank A. Chan, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/14 (2006.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A unique technique for maintaining the sterility and integrity of a lancet tip. One or more lancet tips are sandwiched between a first web and a second web of material to protect the sterility of the lancet tips. The first and second webs are heat fused together to form a structure that covers and encapsulates the lancet tips to protect the integrity of the lancet tips. The structure is cut to form individual protective caps to detachably cover each of the lancet tips.