Method and apparatus for penetrating tissue
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1. A tissue penetrating system, comprising:
- a plurality of penetrating members each with a tip;
a penetrating member driver coupled to the plurality of penetrating members;
each tip of a penetrating member being uncovered during launch of the penetrating member by the penetrating member driver; and
a support with a plurality of openings, each of an opening receiving a penetrating member.
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Abstract
A tissue penetrating system includes a plurality of penetrating members each having a tip. A penetrating member driver is coupled to the plurality of penetrating members. Each tip of a penetrating member is uncovered during launch of the penetrating member by the penetrating member driver. A support is provided with a plurality of openings. Each opening receives a penetrating member.
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301 Claims
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1. A tissue penetrating system, comprising:
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a plurality of penetrating members each with a tip;
a penetrating member driver coupled to the plurality of penetrating members;
each tip of a penetrating member being uncovered during launch of the penetrating member by the penetrating member driver; and
a support with a plurality of openings, each of an opening receiving a penetrating member. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 133, 134, 281)
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2. A tissue penetrating system, comprising:
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a plurality of penetrating members each with a tip;
a penetrating member driver coupled to the plurality of penetrating members;
a support with a plurality of openings, each opening receiving a penetrating member, each tip of a penetrating member being uncovered during launch of a penetrating member by the penetrating driver member; and
a penetrating member sensor coupled to the plurality of penetrating members, the penetrating member sensor configured to provide information relative to a depth of penetration of a penetrating member through a skin surface.
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73. A tissue penetration device, comprising:
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a penetrating member driver;
a cartridge;
a plurality of penetrating members integrated with the cartridge, each of a penetrating member coupled to the penetrating member driver when advanced along a path into a tissue target; and
a support with a plurality of openings, each opening receiving a penetrating member, each tip of a penetrating member being uncovered during launch of a penetrating member by the penetrating driver member. - View Dependent Claims (74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 131, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142)
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- 125. The system of claim 125, wherein the tissue stabilizer device is configured to enhance fluid flow from a target tissue.
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143. A tissue penetrating system, comprising:
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a plurality of penetrating members each having at least a penetrating member tip in its own sterile enclosure;
a penetrating member driver; and
a penetrating member transport for transporting a penetrating member from a storage area to the penetrating member driver. - View Dependent Claims (144, 145)
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146. A tissue penetrating system, comprising:
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a plurality of penetrating members, each penetrating member having a penetrating member tip in its own sterile enclosure a penetrating member driver; and
a penetrating member transport for transporting penetrating members from a storage area to the penetrating member driver. - View Dependent Claims (147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218)
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219. A tissue penetrating system , comprising:
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a plurality of penetrating members each having at least a penetrating member tip in a sterile enclosure;
a support with a plurality of openings, each opening receiving a penetrating member; and
a penetrating member driver with a non-spring actuator for drawing a penetrating member in a direction back towards the penetrating member driver. - View Dependent Claims (220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286, 287, 288, 289, 290)
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291. A method of penetrating a target tissue, comprising:
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providing a penetrating member driver;
installing a penetrating member release device for removing a plurality of penetrating members from a sterile environment, the plurality of penetrating members being coupled to a penetrating member sensor configured to provide a indication of a depth of penetration of a penetrating member through the skin target; and
transporting the penetrating members along a path to be operatively coupled to the penetrating member driver. - View Dependent Claims (292, 293, 294, 295, 296, 297)
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298. A tissue penetrating system, comprising:
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a plurality of penetrating members;
a flexible tape coupling the plurality of penetrating members into a flexible array;
a penetrating member driver coupled to the plurality of penetrating members configured to drive and withdraw a penetrating member into and out of a target tissue; and
a transport device for sequentially coupling each of a penetrating member to the penetrating member driver.
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299. A tissue penetrating system, comprising:
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a plurality of penetrating members;
a flexible tape coupling the plurality of penetrating members into a flexible linear array, and a penetrating member loading device for sequentially coupling each penetrating member to a penetrating member driver for driving a penetrating member into a target tissue, the transport device removing an amount of the flexible tape sufficient so that a tip of a penetrating member does not pierce the flexible tape during actuation by the penetrating member driver.
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300. A tissue penetrating system, comprising:
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a plurality of penetrating members interconnected as a flexible linear array;
a plurality of sterility caps each on one a penetrating member;
a penetrating member driver; and
a penetrating member loading device configured to sequentially coupling each of a penetrating member to the penetrating member driver for driving a penetrating member into a target tissue, the penetrating member loading device removing the sterility cap prior to lancing so that a tip of a penetrating member does not pierce the cape during actuation by the penetrating member driver.
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301. A tissue penetrating system, comprising:
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a plurality of penetrating members interconnected to define a flexible linear array;
a storage device for penetrating members prior to launching, the storage device including a spool around which the flexible linear array is concentrically wound;
a penetrating member driver; and
a penetrating member loading device for sequentially coupling each penetrating member to the penetrating member driver for driving a penetrating member into a target tissue.
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