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Surgery > Instruments > Cutting, Puncturing Or Piercing > Lancet LancetLancet patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.12/14/06 - 20060282109 - Blood collection system In order to be able to reuse the lancets (5) that are stored in a lancet storage container (6) and used in a blood withdrawal system for taking a blood sample for analytical and diagnostic purposes, and in order to reduce the time period elapsing until the puncturing motion is ... 11/30/06 - 20060271083 - Method and apparatus for penetrating tissue A tissue penetrating system has a housing member. A plurality of penetrating members are positioned in the housing member. A tissue stabilizing member is coupled to the housing. A penetrating member sensor is coupled to the plurality of penetrating members. The penetrating member sensor is configured to provide information relative ... 11/23/06 - 20060264997 - Finger activated lancet device A lancet device includes a housing with a cantilever spring extending therein and defining a lancet having a puncturing end on the cantilever spring. An actuator extends within the housing through an opening at the forward end. The actuator includes an interfering engagement with the cantilever spring. Movement of the ... 11/23/06 - 20060264996 - Lancing device with multi-lancet magazine A lancing device and replaceable multi-lancet cartridge for use in sampling of body fluids. Sequential lancets of the cartridge are translationally retracted along a storage path, pivoted into an angularly offset firing path, and translationally propelled by a drive mechanism to lance the subject's skin. ... 11/16/06 - 20060259059 - Lancet A skin pricker has a barrel (1,11) in which a hammer (2,29) released by a trigger mechanism (32,34) can be shot forwards by a compressed spring (3,38) to impact on a lancet (24) and momentarily project its tip. The rear end of the spring acts against a barrier (4,39) adjustable ... 11/16/06 - 20060259058 - Push activation lancet device A lancet device including a lancet having a puncturing element disposed within a two-piece housing including a rear housing and a forward housing. Relative axial movement of the rear housing toward the forward housing directly drives the lancet to a puncturing position wherein the puncturing element extends through the forward ... 11/16/06 - 20060259057 - Trigger activated lancet A lancet device including a housing and a lancet structure having a puncturing tip maintained within an interior cavity of the housing. The device incorporates a bow spring which cooperates with the lancet structure within the housing, and a trigger which extends laterally through and into the housing. The bow ... 11/16/06 - 20060259056 - Surgical holder for a blood vessel A surgical holder comprises a grasping member for grasping a tissue, a manipulation member for manipulating the grasping member, and a connection portion with one end connected to the manipulation member, wherein: the grasping member includes a first grasping plate, and a second grasping plate provided so as to oppose ... 11/02/06 - 20060247670 - Lancing device with automatic lancet release A lancing device includes a housing, an endcap and a lancet holder within the housing for releasably engaging a lancet. The endcap includes a release mechanism for releasing the lancet from the lancet holder upon separation of the endcap from the housing. In an example embodiment, the endcap is pivotally ... 10/26/06 - 20060241668 - Multi-lancet unit, method and lancet device using the multi-lancet unit, and method of assembling and/or making the multi-lancet unit Multi-lancet unit for a lancet device. The unit includes a plurality of lancets arranged in a row. Each lancet has a front ends a needle which extends from the front end, and a rear end. The front end of at least one of the plurality lancets is removably connected to ... 10/26/06 - 20060241667 - Tissue penetration device A body fluid sampling system is provided for use on a tissue site. A container has at least one guide chamber and a driver. A plurality of penetrating members are included. At least one sample receiving unit is configured to be coupled to the driver and advanced out of the ... 10/26/06 - 20060241666 - Method and apparatus for body fluid sampling and analyte sensing The method comprises providing a lancing device comprising a penetrating member (68) driver having a position sensor (74) and a processor (60) that can determine the relative position and velocity of the penetrating member (18, 72) based on measuring relative position of the penetrating member with respect to time; providing ... 10/19/06 - 20060235454 - Blood sampling device A sampling device (20) having a housing (24) with a lancet cartridge (22) mounted therein. The lancets (26) of the lancet cartridge (22) are interconnected by a flexible web (28). The lancet cartridge (22) is not positively engaged within the housing (24) and can be easily removed. The housing (24) ... 10/12/06 - 20060229651 - Lancets A return spring arrangement for a lancet (6) is provided by a pair of undulating plastic webs (14) formed integrally with the lancet. The undulations of the two webs (14) are shown out of phase with one another. These webs (14) are flexible and thus are caused to concertina when ... 10/05/06 - 20060224172 - Blood sampling device A sampling device having a lancing apparatus, and optionally a detector and a meter. The lancing apparatus includes a replaceable cartridge of lancets, each lancet having an independent arming and drive mechanism enabling non-sequential and/or simultaneous firing of lancets. A lancet retainer independently associated with each lancet is movable to ... 10/05/06 - 20060224171 - Puncture device The present invention relates to a lancing device (1A) that includes a moving member (4) for moving a needle (20b) in an advancing direction (N1) from a standby position to a puncturing position, and also includes a contact portion (36) for contacting with a puncturing target (S). The lancing device ... 09/14/06 - 20060206135 - Puncture device The invention provides a lancing apparatus for moving a lancet holder (32) retaining a lancet in a lancing direction (N1) from a standby position to a lancing position together with the lancet so as to cause the lancet to stick into an object. In the lancing apparatus the lancet is ... 09/07/06 - 20060200181 - Needle insertion device The present invention provides a lancing apparatus (X1) for moving a lancing element (11) in a lancing direction (N1) from a wait position to a lancing position to lance an intended portion with the lancing element (11). The lancing apparatus (X1) includes a first member (31) which is reciprocally movable ... 08/31/06 - 20060195133 - Tissue penetration device A tissue penetration device includes a magnetic source that produces a controllable magnetic field in a magnetically active region adjacent the magnetic source. A magnetic member is disposed at least partially in the magnetically active region. A permanent magnet is disposed at a proximal end of the magnetically active region ... 08/31/06 - 20060195132 - Tissue penetration device A sampling module includes a module body portion with a lancet channel, a lancet slidably disposed within the lancet channel. A cover sheet is disposed over the lancet and a lancet channel that captures the lancet shaft in the lancet channel, and a sample reservoir for collection of a sample ... 08/31/06 - 20060195131 - Tissue penetration device A moving coil tissue penetration device includes a magnetic source that produces a magnetic field in a magnetically active region. A cylindrical coil is secured to a translation substrate and disposed at least partially within the magnetically active region. A sharpened member is configured to penetrate tissue and mechanically coupled ... 08/31/06 - 20060195130 - Tissue penetration device A method of lancing the tissue of a patient provides a tissue penetration element with a tip configured to penetrate tissue and a shaft portion. The tissue penetration element is disposed in proximity to the tissue of the patient. The tissue penetration element is driven distally towards the tissue of ... 08/31/06 - 20060195129 - Tissue penetration device An agent injection device is provided that is capable of injecting an agent to a known predetermined tissue depth. An injection member has an elongate injection shaft with an outlet port configured to dispense an agent at a controllable time. A controllable driver is coupled to the elongate injection shaft ... 08/31/06 - 20060195128 - Method and apparatus for loading penetrating members A body fluid sampling system is provided. In one embodiment, the system may comprise a penetrating member driver, a plurality of penetrating members sufficient for penetrating tissue; a tape coupling together at least two of the penetrating members; and a penetrating member release device removing the penetrating member from a ... 08/17/06 - 20060184189 - Cap for a dermal tissue lancing device A cap for use with a dermal tissue lancing device (that includes a housing and a lancet movable with respect to the housing) includes a proximal end for engaging with the housing, a distal end for engaging with dermal tissue and an opening for a portion of the lancet to ... 08/10/06 - 20060178690 - Tissue penetration device A method of lancing the tissue of a patient provides a tissue penetration element with a tip configured to penetrate tissue and a shaft portion. The tissue penetration element is disposed in proximity to the tissue of the patient. The tissue penetration element is driven distally towards the tissue of ... 08/10/06 - 20060178689 - Tissue penetration device A method of lancing the tissue of a patient provides a tissue penetration element with a tip configured to penetrate tissue. The tissue penetration element is disposed in proximity to the tissue of the patient. A lancing cycle is initiated. The lancing cycle advances the tip into the tissue during ... 08/10/06 - 20060178688 - Tissue penetration device A system is provided that controls movement of a lancet. One or more processors execute program instructions and receive a data set. The program instructions are executed to cause the processor to, cause force to be applied to the lancet to thereby cause the lancet to move in a first ... 08/10/06 - 20060178687 - Tissue penetration device In one embodiment of the present invention a lancet is provided that has a sharpened distal tip, a shaft portion and a proximal drive head. The proximal drive head has a transverse dimension that is substantially larger than a transverse dimension of the shaft portion adjacent to the proximal drive ... 08/10/06 - 20060178686 - Single use lancet device A compact single use lancet device wherein a lancet is movably disposed. A driving element is further provided and is structured to move the lancet into a piercing orientation wherein a piercing tip protrudes from the device and can pierce a patient's skin. A retention assembly maintains the lancet in ... 08/03/06 - 20060173478 - Multi-lancet unit, method and lancet device using the multi-lancet unit, and method of assembling and/or making the multi-lancet unit Multi-lancet unit for a lancet device. The unit includes a plurality of lancets arranged in a row. Each lancet has a front end, a needle which extends from the front end, and a rear end. The front end of at least one of the plurality lancets is removably connected to ... 07/13/06 - 20060155317 - Lancet device for generating a puncture wound, and lancet drive assembly A lancet device for generating a puncture wound in a skin surface, comprising a housing, in which a lancet can be moved on a puncturing path, a lancet drive with a drive rotor that can be driven by a drive spring, a lancet coupling mechanism that transforms a rotational motion ... 07/13/06 - 20060155316 - Methods and apparatus for expressing body fluid from an incision A sample of a body fluid such as blood or interstitial fluid is obtained from a body by lancing a portion of a user's skin, preferably in an area other than a finger tip, to form an incision. After the needle has been removed from the incision, a force is ... 06/15/06 - 20060129173 - Lancet device A lancet device generally includes a housing having opposing lateral sides extending between a forward end and a rearward end, and a shield coaxially and movably associated with the housing. The housing includes a plurality of longitudinal ribs extending along a portion of at least one of the opposing lateral ... 06/15/06 - 20060129172 - Blood sampling devices A housing retains a lancet body which encloses a needle whose tip is covered by a cap. The cap has a head provided with flanges. These flanges locate within notches at the end of the housing on only two sides of the housing. The location of the flanges within the ... 06/01/06 - 20060116705 - Disposable or single-use lancet device and method Single-use lancet device includes a body. A movable skin engaging member is at least partially disposed inside the body and includes a lancet opening through which a lancet needle extends. A holding member can move at least between a retracted position and an extended position. The skin engaging member is ... 05/18/06 - 20060106411 - Adjustable disposable/single-use blade lancet device and method Single-use blade lancet device includes a body having a rear end and a front end that includes a blade tip opening. A trigger is mounted to the body. A blade member is movably mounted within the body and includes a front end and a rear end. The blade member is ... 05/11/06 - 20060100656 - Compact lancing device A compact lancing includes a housing, a moveable lancet holder disposed within the housing and configured to hold a lancet, a launching mechanism disposed within the housing, and arming and trigger mechanisms disposed at least partially within the housing. In addition, the launching mechanism includes a launch spring and a ... 05/11/06 - 20060100655 - Combined lancing and auxiliary device A combined lancing and auxiliary device includes a lancing device with a lancing auxiliary device attached thereto. The lancing auxiliary device can be, for example, a compartment for securely and removably containing items associated or unassociated with lancing, a timer or personal digital assistant device for assisting in documentation, or ... 05/11/06 - 20060100654 - Medical needle and medical device One of aspects of the present invention is to provide a medical needle extending along a predetermined direction and having a vertical cross-section taken along a plane perpendicular to the predetermined direction of which cross-sectional area varies based upon a distance from a needle tip. The medical needle includes a ... 04/20/06 - 20060085020 - Tissue penetration device A tissue penetration device and method of using same. The tissue penetration device may optionally include sampling and analyzing functions, which may be integrated. An embodiment provides control of a lancet used for sampling blood. Electric field coils or solenoids may drive the lancet using electromagnetic force. Advancement and retraction ... 04/13/06 - 20060079920 - Single use lancet assembly A single use lancet assembly having a housing, with an open interior and a piercing aperture defined therein, a lancet, with a body and a piercing tip positioned in the open interior of the housing and movable between a cocked orientation and a piercing orientation, a driving assembly structured to ... 03/16/06 - 20060058828 - Automatic safe self-destructive disposable blood sampling device An automatic safe disposable blood sampling device, comprising a case defining an shoot chamber, said shoot chamber being provided with a lancet-exiting hole at a front end thereof; a lancet disposed slidably in said shoot chamber and provided with a puncturing tip at a front portion thereof, said puncturing tip ... 03/16/06 - 20060058827 - Lancet and needle insertion device The present invention relates to a lancet (A1) in which a first member (2) including a lancing element (1) and a second member (3) for accommodating the tip (1a) of the lancing element (1) are arranged movably relative to each other. In the lancet (A1), when a load greater than ... 03/09/06 - 20060052810 - Tissue penetration device A tissue penetration device and method of using same. The tissue penetration device may optionally include sampling and analyzing functions, which may be integrated. An embodiment provides control of a lancet used for sampling blood. Electric field coils or solenoids may drive the lancet using electromagnetic force. Advancement and retraction ... 03/09/06 - 20060052809 - Contact activated lancet device A lancet device including a housing and a lancet structure having a puncturing element. The lancet structure disposed within the housing and adapted for movement between a retaining or pre-actuated position wherein the puncturing element is retained within the housing, and a puncturing position wherein the puncturing element extends through ... 03/02/06 - 20060047294 - Lancet with needle protector A lancet (1) with a needle protector (2) includes a needle (14), a lancet hub (16) for supporting the needle (14) so that the needlepoint (12) can be exposed, a cylindrical needle protector (2) fitted on the distal end portion of the lancet hub (16) so as to be capable ... 01/19/06 - 20060015129 - Lancet removal tool A lancet removal tool 26 comprises an elongate hollow body 28 having an opening 32 at one end. The opening 32 is bounded by resilient fingers 36 which can flex to expand the opening 32 to engage the body 16 of the lancet 14. Withdrawal of the tool 26 after ... 12/29/05 - 20050288699 - Adjustable disposable/single-use lancet device and method Adjustable Single-use lancet device that includes a body. A trigger is mounted to the body. A skin engaging end includes a lancet opening through which a lancet needle extends. A holding member is movably mounted within the body and includes a front end a rear end. The front end receives ... 12/29/05 - 20050288698 - Piercing unit, piercing member removal device, and piercing device A lancing unit (U) includes a support member (1) provided with engagement means (19A) which is inserted into a housing (4) of a lancing apparatus (A) for engagement with an engagement surface (24a) of a lancing member (2) when the lancing member (2) is mounted to a movable member (5) ... 12/22/05 - 20050283177 - Disposable safety lancet A safety lancet includes a housing, a needle hub with a needle received inside the housing and be movable relative to the housing, a latching device for retaining position of the needle hub relative to the housing, an agitation device movable relative to the housing to release position retaining of ... 12/15/05 - 20050277972 - Expression pad An integrated body fluid sampling device is used to sample a body fluid from an incision in the skin of a body part. The device includes a lancet for forming the incision in the skin. A housing is coupled to the lancet. The housing defines at least in part a ... 11/24/05 - 20050261716 - Method of setting lancing member to lancing device, lancing device and cam mechanism A lancing member (2) is integrally provided with a cap (29) for covering a needle (21). Upon or after being attached to a holder (5) of a lancing device (A), the lancing member (2) is rotated relative to a cap (29) by a rotator (C). As a result, the boundary ... 11/10/05 - 20050251188 - Safety lancet device A safety lancet device has a casing, a driver assembly and a needle hub with a needle. The driver assembly and the needle hub are mounted within the casing. The driver assembly comprises a container, a pressing unit, a controller, a pushing unit and a resilient unit. The needle hub ... 11/03/05 - 20050245955 - Lancet depth adjustment assembly A lancet depth adjustment assembly structured to be used use with a lancet device of the type including a lancet disposed movably within a housing so as to pass into a piercing orientation wherein a piercing tip of the lancet protrudes from a piercing aperture defined in the housing. The ... 11/03/05 - 20050245954 - Lancets for bodily fluid sampling supplied on a tape A supply of lancets for a multi-use lancing device are carried by a tape and sequentially brought from a storage position to an activating position by advancing the tape around a bend. The lancets are non-circular in cross-section along their longitudinal lengths, and in their activating position they extend from ... 11/03/05 - 20050245953 - Surgical knife blade attachment and method for using same A system and method are disclosed for securing a blade to a blade post or handle base. A handle base is provided with a receiving port that includes a taper or dovetail configuration along a portion of each wall. The receiving port accepts a blade, and a cap is positioned ... 10/27/05 - 20050240207 - Lancet Plastics material injected through an entry point of a mould at the location (8) is caused to deflect around a pin which creates the hole (9) in a guard (5), so as to increase the balance of flow of material to either side of the pin (9). In order to ... 10/20/05 - 20050234495 - Adjustable lancet device and method Lancet device having adjustable depth of penetration. The lancet device includes a body, a front cover comprising a skin engaging end that includes a lancet opening through which a lancet needle may extend, a holding member movably mounted within the body and including a front end and a rear end. ... 10/20/05 - 20050234494 - Cap displacement mechanism for lancing device and multi-lancet cartridge A medical lancing device including a replaceable multi-lancet cartridge. The lancing device includes an advancing mechanism that advances lancets within the cartridge into an active position, separates a protective cap from the active lancet, and energize a drive mechanism of the lancing device. A cap displacement mechanism moves the separated ... 10/20/05 - 20050234493 - Methods and devices for cavity creation in mammalian bone tissue A hollow sleeve has an open end. A guide rod is coupled to the hollow sleeve and extends axially from the open end. A bumper is coupled to a distal end of the guide rod. A deformable material is positionable between the open end and the bumper. A plunger is ... 10/20/05 - 20050234492 - Lancet device and method of use The present invention is directed to spring-activated devices and methods for lancing the skin to obtain a small amount of blood for metabolic testing. In one embodiment, the depth penetration of the lancet needle can be seen by the patient during lancing the skin. In another embodiment, the device has ... 10/20/05 - 20050234491 - Method for lancing a dermal tissue target site employing a dermal tissue lancing device with a tiltable cap A method for lancing a dermal tissue target site includes providing a dermal tissue lancing device with a housing, a lancet that is moveable with respect to the housing, and a cap. The cap includes a cap body with an opening therethrough for the lancet to pass through, a proximal ... 10/20/05 - 20050234490 - Tiltable cap for a dermal tissue lancing device A cap for a dermal tissue lancing device (that has, for example, a housing and a lancet that is movable with respect to the housing) includes a cap body with an opening therethrough for the lancet to pass through, a proximal end and a distal end. The cap also includes ... 10/20/05 - 20050234489 - Method for lancing a dermal tissue target site A method for lancing a dermal tissue target site includes providing a dermal tissue lancing device with a housing, a lancet that is moveable with respect to the housing, and a cap. The cap has an opening therethrough for a portion of a lancet to pass through and a continuous ... 10/20/05 - 20050234488 - Saddle-contoured cap for a dermal tissue lancing device A cap for a dermal tissue lancing device that has a housing and a lancet moveable with respect to the housing includes a body with an opening therethrough for at least a portion of the lancet to pass through. The body of the cap has a proximal end configured for ... 10/20/05 - 20050234487 - Automatic safe disposable blood sampling device of casing self-locking type An automatic safe disposable blood sampling device includes a casing with a launching chamber formed therein. The launching chamber has a lancet needle-exiting hole at a front end thereof; a lancet needle arranged inside the launching chamber; a spring; a launching mechanism composed of the spring and a catch-launching mechanism; ... 10/20/05 - 20050234486 - Apparatus for extracting bodily fluid An apparatus for extracting bodily fluid (e.g., whole blood) from a user's finger includes a housing with a lancing mechanism and a clamping mechanism attached to thereto. The clamping mechanism includes a lower arm assembly and an upper arm assembly. The upper and lower arm assemblies are operatively connected such ... 09/29/05 - 20050216046 - Lancet activating device A lancet activating device comprising a housing (3) which houses a reciprocating spring-loaded plunger (17), serving as a trigger to activate a lancet (26); cavity (5,6) for placements of a lancet (26) and a finger (23); apertures (9, 7) for the insertion of said lancet and said finger; leaf-spring (10) ... 09/22/05 - 20050209625 - Method and apparatus for electrical stimulation to enhance lancing device performance A lancing device where electrical stimulation is applied to a skin sampling site prior to making an incision to achieve at least one of pain masking and bodily fluid engorgement at the site. The electrical stimulation is supplied by a low current high voltage AC signal generator in sufficient quantities ... 09/08/05 - 20050197666 - Split tip expression device An expression device for a lancing device of the type that directs a skin-lancing medium against a skin site to make an incision for testing bodily fluids. The expression device has a pair of skin-engaging tabs curved and oriented to make the skin taut adjacent a lancet used with the ... 08/04/05 - 20050171567 - Lancet and method of manufacturing the same A lancet for acquiring a blood sample includes a unitary member which is hollow along at least a portion of its length. Preferably, the unitary member is in the form of a seamless cylindrical tube which is constructed out of a rigid and durable material, such as stainless steel. During ... 07/14/05 - 20050154410 - Lancing device and multi-lancet cartridge A lancing device and a removable and replaceable multi-lancet cartridge for use in connection therewith are disclosed. The multi-lancet cartridge is advanced through sequential lancets, and anti-reverse features prevent reverse advancement of the cartridge. Interlocks are provided to prevent double-cocking the device, to reduce the likelihood of jamming of the ... 07/07/05 - 20050149090 - Lancet cassette and lancet ejecting device, and lancet assembly composed of them There is provided a lancet assembly which is improved in view points of its operation, convenience and safety. A lancet cassette which includes a lancet having a pricking member for piercing a predetermined portion and a container having a space in which the lancet moves, characterized in that the lancet ... 07/07/05 - 20050149089 - Multi-lancet device with sterility cap repositioning mechanism A lancing device has a carousel of lancets removably received in a housing. In exemplary embodiments, the lancing device includes a sterility cap positioning mechanism that removes sterility caps from the lancets for actuation and afterwards replaces the sterility caps onto the lancets. Preferably, the lancing device includes a lancet ... 07/07/05 - 20050149088 - Medical lancet One of aspects of the present invention is to provide a medical lancet, which includes a first ascending region, a descending region, and a second ascending region subsequently and integrally formed of biodegradable material. Those regions extend from a point of the lancet in a predetermined direction, and each of ... 06/30/05 - 20050143771 - Lancing device with combination depth and activation control A lancet, a housing for the lancent, and a combination depth and activation control assembly. The lancet includes a needle, a needle-holding section, and an operating section with an opening. A drive spring is mounted within the opening and between the lancet body and the housing. The control assembly includes ... 06/16/05 - 20050131440 - Lancet An improved lancet having a body integrally molded about an elongated shaft of a lancet needle and an easy twist off cap is disclosed. The lancet body further includes a cap integrally molded about the pointed end of the lancet needle and joined to the lancet body by a frangible ... 06/09/05 - 20050125018 - Load-controlled device for a patterned skin incision A skin incision device has a casing having a bottom surface with a slot formed therein, a cover positioned on the casing and slidable in a direction toward the bottom surface, a blade positioned in the casing adjacent the slot, an actuator cooperatively positioned between the cover and an interior ... 06/09/05 - 20050125017 - Lancet device and method A lancet method involves positioning both a magnet (20) and a member (30) capable of being affected thereby with a lancet (60) in communications with one of either the magnet or the member, positioning either the member (30) or the magnet (20) to an armed position wherein the magnetic forces ... 06/02/05 - 20050119681 - Lancets A lancet has a generally tubular body (1). A hollow insert (4) with a closed end plugs one end of the body (1), and it has a co-axial projection (5) forming a sharp tip proud of that end of the body. The body (1) and insert (4) are simultaneously formed ... ### FreshPatents.com Support |