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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2010
Applicants:
Greg Lamps, Smyrna, GA (US);
Doug Vine, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Lauren R. Pusey, Woodstock, GA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
FACET TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Atlanta, GA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61B 5/15 (2006.01); A61B 5/151 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/1411 (2013.01); A61B 5/15142 (2013.01); A61B 5/15186 (2013.01);
Abstract
A guidance mechanism for a lancing device. The guidance mechanism includes a piston having a shaft, a plurality of wings or fins extending from the shaft, a plurality of sliding engagement structures, and a lancet holder; and a chassis having a body, a plurality of longitudinal slits or cutouts, a plurality of elongated engagement structures, and an end aperture. The piston slides within the chassis, and the wings/fins engage within the slits/cutouts, allowing for linear longitudinal guidance of the piston within the chassis.