Rotatable penetration depth adjusting arrangement
First Claim
1. An adjustable arrangement comprising:
- a carrier;
a guide tube, the guide tube receiving the carrier in a longitudinally slidable manner, the guide tube comprises a stop member limiting longitudinal movement of the carrier;
an inner ring, the inner ring adjustably attached to the guide tube, the inner ring comprising a bottom surface adapted to contact a surface of the skin and to depress a ring of body tissue;
an outer ring, the outer ring receiving the inner ring in a longitudinally slidable and relatively nonrotatable manner; and
a retainer ring, the retainer ring receiving the guide tube in a longitudinally fixed and relatively nonrotatable manner, the retainer ring receiving the outer ring in a longitudinally slidable and relatively rotatable manner.
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Abstract
An arrangement of interfitting components for adjusting the penetration depth of a lancet and for stimulating an area surrounding an incision formed by penetration of a surface of the skin by the lancet, thereby facilitating the extraction of a sample of bodily fluid with a minimally invasive incision, the arrangement includes: a bottom end adapted to be applied to the surface of the skin, and a top end opposite the bottom end; a longitudinally moveable lancing member having a sharp end; a stop member setting a longitudinal travel distance of the lancing member; a bottom surface adapted to be applied to the surface of the skin, and an opening in the bottom surface through which the lancing member projects; a penetration depth defined by the distance between the end of the lancing device and the bottom surface; an adjusting mechanism for changing the penetration depth; and a stimulation mechanism for stimulating the area surrounding the incision and facilitating the extraction of the sample of bodily fluid.
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20 Claims
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1. An adjustable arrangement comprising:
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a carrier;
a guide tube, the guide tube receiving the carrier in a longitudinally slidable manner, the guide tube comprises a stop member limiting longitudinal movement of the carrier;
an inner ring, the inner ring adjustably attached to the guide tube, the inner ring comprising a bottom surface adapted to contact a surface of the skin and to depress a ring of body tissue;
an outer ring, the outer ring receiving the inner ring in a longitudinally slidable and relatively nonrotatable manner; and
a retainer ring, the retainer ring receiving the guide tube in a longitudinally fixed and relatively nonrotatable manner, the retainer ring receiving the outer ring in a longitudinally slidable and relatively rotatable manner. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An arrangement of interfitting components for adjusting the penetration depth of a lancet and for stimulating an area surrounding an incision formed by penetration of a surface of the skin by the lancet, thereby facilitating the extraction of a sample of bodily fluid with a minimally invasive incision, the arrangement comprising:
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a bottom end adapted to be applied to the surface of the skin, and a top end opposite the bottom end;
a longitudinally moveable lancing member having a sharp end;
a stop member setting a longitudinal travel distance of the lancing member;
a bottom surface adapted to be applied to the surface of the skin, and an opening in the bottom surface through which the lancing member projects;
a penetration depth defined by the distance between the end of the lancing device and the bottom surface;
adjusting means for changing the penetration depth; and
stimulation means for stimulating the area surrounding the incision and facilitating the extraction of the sample of bodily fluid. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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