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Blood sampling device

US7883473B2 · kind B2 · utility

52Cited by

25References

25Claims

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Assignee

FACET TECHNOLOGIES, LLC · US

Inventors

Richard W. LeVaughn · McDonough, US
Gwenn E. Kennedy · Forest Park, US
Christopher J. Ruf · Marietta, US
Mitchell Solis · Cumming, US
Avi M. Robbins · Atlanta, US
Jason R. Heath · Marietta, US
Wolfgang Ostertag · Gerstetten, DE
Armin Lohrengel · Steinheim, DE
Herbert Stohr · Großkuchen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 20, 2003
Grant date	Feb 8, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 17, 2026

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2562/0295
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A device (302) for sampling and/or analyzing blood or other body fluid of a subject. A housing (306) contains a plurality of lancets (308) and optionally includes test elements (324) to take up a sample of blood, an evaluation system and a display. A complete system that can be handled as a single device, for example in the form of a wristwatch, includes a multiplicity of test elements (324) and lancets (308), which can be brought successively to a working position to perform multiple measurements. A cassette or carrier (320) includes multiple lancets (308) and/or test elements (324), for insertion into the device.

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