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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2013
Applicant:
Sanofi-aventis Deutschland Gmbh, Franfurt am Main, DE;
Inventors:
Mark Castle, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Rodney Kugizaki, Tuscon, AZ (US);
Robert Englert, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Thomas Shoup, Los Altos, CA (US);
Dominique M. Freeman, La Honda, CA (US);
Assignee:
Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH, Frankfurt am Main, DE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61M 5/46 (2006.01); A61B 5/15 (2006.01); A61B 5/157 (2006.01); A61M 5/145 (2006.01); A61M 5/172 (2006.01); A61M 5/20 (2006.01); A61M 5/32 (2006.01); A61B 5/151 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/46 (2013.01); A61B 5/157 (2013.01); A61B 5/15019 (2013.01); A61B 5/1519 (2013.01); A61B 5/150022 (2013.01); A61B 5/15029 (2013.01); A61B 5/150083 (2013.01); A61B 5/150091 (2013.01); A61B 5/150099 (2013.01); A61B 5/15113 (2013.01); A61B 5/15123 (2013.01); A61B 5/150137 (2013.01); A61B 5/150152 (2013.01); A61B 5/15153 (2013.01); A61B 5/15155 (2013.01); A61B 5/15163 (2013.01); A61B 5/150167 (2013.01); A61B 5/15169 (2013.01); A61B 5/15171 (2013.01); A61B 5/15178 (2013.01); A61B 5/15192 (2013.01); A61B 5/15194 (2013.01); A61B 5/150267 (2013.01); A61B 5/150282 (2013.01); A61B 5/150427 (2013.01); A61B 5/150572 (2013.01); A61B 5/150809 (2013.01); A61B 5/150816 (2013.01); A61B 5/150824 (2013.01); A61B 5/150946 (2013.01); A61B 5/150954 (2013.01); A61M 5/145 (2013.01); A61M 5/172 (2013.01); A61M 5/20 (2013.01); A61M 5/3287 (2013.01); A61M 5/3295 (2013.01); A61B 5/15016 (2013.01); A61B 5/15109 (2013.01); A61B 5/150175 (2013.01); A61B 5/15176 (2013.01); A61B 5/15184 (2013.01); A61B 5/15186 (2013.01); A61B 5/150259 (2013.01); A61B 5/150748 (2013.01); A61M 2005/206 (2013.01); A61M 2205/33 (2013.01); A61M 2205/50 (2013.01);
Abstract
A lancet driver is provided wherein the driver exerts a driving force on a lancet during a lancing cycle and is used on a tissue site. The driver comprises of a drive force generator for advancing the lancet along a path into the tissue site, and a manual switch for a user interface input.