Medical applicator

US10405885B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Roche Diabetes Care, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Oliver Kube · Worms, DE
• Michael Orth · Großniedesheim, DE
• Helmut Walter · Heppenheim, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 5, 2015
• Grant date: Sep 10, 2019
• Expiry date: May 9, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B2562/242
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A medical applicator and a manipulation unit for use in connection with specific variants of the medical applicator are disclosed. In general, the medical applicator has an insertion needle (108; 308) configured for puncturing a part of a human or animal body (B), a sensor assembly (110; 310) configured to be at least partially inserted into a human or animal body (B) when the body is punctured by said insertion needle (108; 308) and a lifting means (102; 301, 302) for lifting up a surface adjacent portion of the human or animal body (B) towards the insertion needle (108; 308).