Method and apparatus for penetrating tissue
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1. A tissue penetrating system, comprising:
- a housing member;
a plurality of penetrating members positioned in the housing member, and a pressure applicator coupled to the housing member.
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Abstract
A tissue penetrating system has a housing member. A plurality of penetrating members are positioned in the housing member. A tissue stabilizing member is coupled to the housing. 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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102 Claims
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1. A tissue penetrating system, comprising:
a housing member;
a plurality of penetrating members positioned in the housing member, and a pressure applicator coupled to the housing member.- 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, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102)
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72. A tissue penetrating system, comprising:
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a housing member; a plurality of penetrating members; and a stimulating member coupled to the housing member and configured to increase blood circulation at a skin surface.
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73. A tissue penetrating system, comprising:
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a housing member; a plurality of penetrating members; and a stimulating vibratory member coupled to the housing member and configured to apply a vibratory motion to a skin surface.
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74. A method of obtaining a sample of capillary whole blood from a target tissue, comprising
providing a penetrating system that includes a tissue stabilizing member; -
applying skin stimulation to a skin surface site with the tissue stabilizing member; introducing a penetrating member through the skin surface site to form an incision; and collecting blood from the incision in the penetrating system. - View Dependent Claims (75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81)
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82. A tissue penetrating system comprising:
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an electromechanical penetrating member driver; a plurality of penetrating members each having a sharpened distal tip;
a plurality of cartridges each associated with a penetrating member and coupled to the penetrating member driver, each cartridge having a plurality of seals for maintaining the distal tip of the penetrating member in a sterile condition prior to launch; anda tissue stabilizing member coupled to at least one of the cartridges.
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89. A tissue penetrating system, comprising:
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a penetrating member driver having penetrating member position feedback control;
a plurality of penetrating members each having a sharpened distal tip;a plurality of cartridges each associated with a penetrating member and coupled to the penetrating member driver, each cartridge having a plurality of seals for maintaining the distal tip of the penetrating member in a sterile condition prior to lancing; and a tissue stabilizing member coupled to at least one of the cartridges.
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96. A tissue penetrating system, comprising:
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a penetrating member driver having penetrating member position feedback control;
a plurality of penetrating members each having a sharpened distal tip;a plurality of cartridges, each associated with a penetrating member and coupled to the penetrating member driver, each cartridge having a plurality of seals for maintaining the distal tip of the penetrating member in a sterile condition prior to lancing; a cartridge transport device for moving each of the cartridges to a position aligning the penetrating member with the penetrating member driver so that the penetrating member may be driven along a path into the tissue site; and a tissue stabilizing member coupled to at least one of the cartridges.
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