Apparatus for extracting bodily fluid
First Claim
1. An apparatus for extracting bodily fluid, the apparatus comprising:
- a housing;
a lancing mechanism for lancing a target site attached to the housing;
a clamping mechanism attached to the housing, the clamping mechanism including;
a lower arm assembly; and
an upper arm assembly;
wherein the lower arm assembly and upper arm assembly are operatively connected such that a when a user'"'"'s finger applies a predetermined user force to the lower arm assembly, the lower arm assembly is displaced from a first position to a second position and the upper arm assembly and lower arm assembly cooperate to engage the user'"'"'s finger with a compressive force that is greater than the predetermined user force; and
wherein the lancing mechanism is configured to lance a target site on the user'"'"'s finger while the upper arm assembly and lower arm assembly are cooperating to engage the user'"'"'s finger, whereafter the compressive force serves to extract a bodily fluid sample from the lanced target site.
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Abstract
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 that when a user'"'"'s finger applies a user force to the lower arm assembly and displaces the lower arm assembly from a first to a second position, the upper and lower arm assemblies cooperate to engage the user'"'"'s finger with a compressive force that is greater than the user force. In addition, the lancing mechanism is configured to lance a target site on the user'"'"'s finger while the upper and lower arm assemblies are cooperating to engage the user'"'"'s finger. Thereafter, the compressive force serves to extract a bodily fluid sample from the lanced target site.
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14 Claims
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1. An apparatus for extracting bodily fluid, the apparatus comprising:
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a housing;
a lancing mechanism for lancing a target site attached to the housing;
a clamping mechanism attached to the housing, the clamping mechanism including;
a lower arm assembly; and
an upper arm assembly;
wherein the lower arm assembly and upper arm assembly are operatively connected such that a when a user'"'"'s finger applies a predetermined user force to the lower arm assembly, the lower arm assembly is displaced from a first position to a second position and the upper arm assembly and lower arm assembly cooperate to engage the user'"'"'s finger with a compressive force that is greater than the predetermined user force; and
wherein the lancing mechanism is configured to lance a target site on the user'"'"'s finger while the upper arm assembly and lower arm assembly are cooperating to engage the user'"'"'s finger, whereafter the compressive force serves to extract a bodily fluid sample from the lanced target site. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus for extracting bodily fluid, the apparatus comprising:
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a housing with a lower compression surface;
a lancing mechanism for lancing a target site attached to the housing;
a clamping mechanism attached to the housing, the clamping mechanism including;
a lever; and
an inner compression surface operatively aligned with the lower compression surface, wherein the housing and clamping mechanism are operatively connected such that a user'"'"'s finger inserted between the upper compression surface and inner compression surface is engaged with a compressive force when the lever and housing are squeezed together. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A method for extracting bodily fluid from a target site, the method comprising:
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providing an apparatus for extracting bodily fluid including;
a housing;
a lancing mechanism for lancing a target site attached to the housing;
a clamping mechanism attached to the housing, the clamping mechanism including;
a lower arm assembly; and
an upper arm assembly;
applying a predetermined force to the lower arm assembly with a user'"'"'s finger such that the lower arm assembly is displaced from a first position to a second position and the upper arm assembly and lower arm assembly cooperate to engage the user'"'"'s finger with a compressive force that is greater than the predetermined user force; and
lancing a target site on the user'"'"'s finger while the upper arm assembly and lower arm assembly are cooperating to engage the user'"'"'s finger, whereafter the compressive force serves to extract a bodily fluid sample from the lanced target site. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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