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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2005
Applicants:
Dominique M. Freeman, La Honda, CA (US);
Don Alden, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Michael Wittig, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Dirk Boecker, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventors:
Dominique M. Freeman, La Honda, CA (US);
Don Alden, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Michael Wittig, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Dirk Boecker, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH, Frankfurt am Main, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61B 5/157 (2006.01); A61B 5/15 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/157 (2013.01); A61B 5/1411 (2013.01); A61B 5/411 (2013.01);
Abstract
Reducing the volume or drag on skin or sharpness of the penetrating member entering the wound during the cutting process will reduce the pain associated with lancing, and result in less power desired for retraction of the penetrating member from the skin. A variety of other penetrating member configuration as shown in the application.