Method and apparatus for penetrating tissue
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1. A tissue penetration device, comprising:
- a penetrating member driver;
a cartridge;
a plurality of penetrating members integrated with the cartridge, each of penetrating member coupled to the penetrating member driver when advanced along a path into a tissue target; 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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Abstract
A tissue penetration device includes a penetrating member driver and a cartridge. A plurality of penetrating members are integrated with the cartridge. Each penetrating member is coupled to the penetrating member driver when advanced along a path into a tissue target. A penetrating member sensor is coupled to the plurality of penetrating members. The penetrating member sensor is configured to provide information relative to a depth of penetration of a penetrating member through a skin surface.
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1. 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 penetrating member coupled to the penetrating member driver when advanced along a path into a tissue target; 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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 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)
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73. A tissue penetrating system, comprising:
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a plurality of penetrating members;
a penetrating member driver coupled to the plurality of penetrating members;
a cartridge transport device; and
a plurality of cartridges each associated with a penetrating member, the cartridge transport device being configured to move each cartridge to a position aligning a penetrating member with the penetrating member driver to drive the penetrating member along a path into a target tissue site. - 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, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148)
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149. A tissue penetrating device, comprising:
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a penetrating member;
a penetrating member driver coupled to the penetrating member;
a penetrating member sensor coupled to the penetrating member, the penetrating member sensor configured to provide information relative to a depth of penetration of a penetrating member through a skin surface; and
a processor coupled to the penetrating member sensor, the processor producing a signal indicative of a change in direction and magnitude of force exerted on the penetrating member, the processor further configured to cause application of a braking force to the penetrating member. - View Dependent Claims (150, 151, 152, 153, 154)
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155. A skin penetrating device, comprising:
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a penetrating member driver;
a penetrating member coupled to the penetrating member driver; and
a damper coupled to the penetrating member driver for preventing multiple oscillations of the penetrating member in the tissue target once the penetrating member has reached a desired depth. - View Dependent Claims (156, 157, 158)
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159. A method of penetrating a target tissue, comprising:
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advancing a penetrating member through the target tissue;
stopping the penetrating member at a desired depth below a skin surface without multiple oscillations against the skin surface; and
withdrawing the penetrating member from the target tissue. - View Dependent Claims (160, 161, 162, 163, 164)
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165. A method of penetrating a target tissue, comprising:
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providing a tissue penetrating system including a penetrating member driver, a plurality of cartridges, a plurality of penetrating members each associated with a cartridge, a plurality of sample chambers each associated with a penetrating member, and a penetrating member sensor;
advancing a penetrating member from a cartridge into the target tissue;
withdrawing the penetrating member from the target tissue; and
receiving an analyte sample in a sample chamber. - View Dependent Claims (166, 167, 168, 169, 170)
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