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Apparatus including a lancet

US8652069B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH · DE

Inventors

Ross MacArthur · Sandbach, GB
Frank Richter · Frankfurt, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 7, 2011
Grant date	Feb 18, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 7, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B5/15186
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Apparatus for eliciting a blood sample comprises: a member rotatably mounted on a shaft and configured to rotate between a first position and a second position; and a curved lancet protruding from the member and configured to co-rotate with the member such as to provide skin penetration by the lancet when the member is in the second position. At least 1 mm of the end portion of the curved lancet is coincident with a line that is concentric with respect to the shaft.

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