Lancing device with integrated light source

• US 20070255181A1
• Filed: 08/24/2006
• Published: 11/01/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 04/27/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: LifeScan Scotland Limited (Johnson & Johnson)
• Original Assignee: LifeScan Scotland Limited (Johnson & Johnson)
• Inventors: Alvarez-Icaza, Manuel, Baskeyfield, Damian Edward Haydon
• Application Number:
  US11/510,475
• Publication Number:
  US 20070255181A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/583
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150022 for capillary blood or interstitial fluid
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150183 Depth adjustment mechanism using end caps mounted at the distal end of the sampling device, i.e. the end-caps are adjustably positioned relative to the piercing device housing for example by rotating or screwing
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150198 Depth adjustment mechanism at the proximal end of the carrier of the piercing element
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150259 Improved gripping, e.g. with high friction pattern or projections on the housing surface or an ergonometric shape
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150412 Pointed piercing elements, e.g. needles, lancets for piercing the skin blade-like piercing elements A61B5/150442
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150503 Single-ended needles hollow piercing element tip design A61B5/150396, needle sets for catheters A61M25/06, needles for bringing media into the body A61M5/32
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150748 Having means for aiding positioning of the piercing device at a location where the body is to be pierced means for aiding positioning of devices for bringing media into the body A61M5/427, locating blood vessels A61B5/489
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/15113 Manually triggered, i.e. the triggering requires a deliberate action by the user such as pressing a drive button
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1519 comprising driving means, e.g. a spring, for propelling the piercing unit

Abstract

A lancing device includes a housing, a lancing mechanism disposed at least partially within the housing and configured to lance a target site with a lancet, and an integrated light source. The integrated light source, in combination with the housing, produces an intense beam of light for illumination and a diffuse light that provides a user with spatial awareness.

Claims

1. A lancing device comprising:

a housing;

a lancing mechanism disposed at least partially within the housing and configured to lance a target site with a lancet; and

an integrated light source,

wherein the light source, in combination with at least the housing, produces an intense beam of light for illumination and a diffuse light that provides a user with spatial awareness.

2. The lancing device of claim 1 wherein the intense beam of light is configured for illumination of at least the target site.

3. The lancing device of claim 1 wherein the light source is integrated with the housing.

4. The lancing device of claim 1 wherein the housing includes:

a cap attached to distal end of the housing, and

wherein the integrated light source is integrated with the cap, and

wherein the integrated light source, in combination with at least the cap, produces the intense beam of light and the diffuse light.

5. The lancing device of claim 4 wherein the cap is formed at least partially of a transparent material and the cap is positioned relative to the integrated light source to produce the diffuse light.

6. The lancing device of claim 4 wherein the cap is configured to channel light from the integrated light source to produce the intense beam of light.

7. The lancing device of claim 4 wherein the cap is removeably attached to the housing.

8. The lancing device of claim 1 wherein the lancing mechanism includes:

a moveable lancet holder disposed within the housing and configured to hold a lancet;

a launching mechanism disposed within the housing,

an arming mechanism disposed partially within the housing;

a trigger mechanism disposed partially within the housing

wherein the lancet holder, launching mechanism, arming mechanism and trigger mechanism are operatively connected to lance a target site with a lancet.

9. The lancing device of claim 1 wherein the light source includes a dedicated battery.

10. The lancing device of claim 1 wherein the light source includes a timer.

11. The lancing device of claim 1 wherein the lancing device further includes:

a depth setting gauge, and

wherein the light source is configured to illuminate the depth setting gauge.

12. The lancing device of claim 1 wherein the lancing device further includes:

a stand attached to the housing and configured for holding the lancing device in at least one predetermined position.

13. The lancing device of claim 1 wherein the light source includes a light emitting diode.

14. The lancing device of claim 1 wherein the light source includes a light guide.

15. The lancing device of claim 1 wherein the light source is a light source pulsed at a frequency of at least 50 Hz.