CONFUSER CROWN SKIN PRICKER
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Abstract
A blood sampling device designed to divert attention from the pain involved in the puncture of the skin tissue by increasing comfort when lancing the skin by affecting the sensation and perception of pain. Projections on the distal end of a skin pricker contact the skin surface to confuse the nerves in the area of the prick to make the prick less noticeable.
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Citations
36 Claims
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19. A blood sampling device, comprising:
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(a) a body portion having a bore and adapted to house a lancet, (b) means for forcing the lancet through the bore in the body; (c) a platform having an aperture, the aperture adapted to receive at least a sharp tip of the lancet and comprising a generally flat surface having an inner boundary and an outer boundary; and (d) projections extending from the flat surface between the inner boundary and the outer boundary and surrounding the aperture to contact skin tissue. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A lancing device for obtaining a blood sample, comprising:
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(a) a body portion having a bore and adapted to house a lancet; and (b) a nose portion having a frustoconical shape and comprising (1) an aperture adapted to receive at least a sharp tip of the lancet, (2) a platform surrounding the aperture, the platform comprising a generally flat surface having an inner boundary and an outer boundary, and (3) a plurality of projections extending from the flat surface between the inner boundary and the outer boundary and near the aperture to contact skin tissue. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A lancing device, comprising:
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(a) a body portion having a bore and adapted to house a lancet, (b) means for forcing the lancet through the bore in the body; (c) an aperture adapted to receive at least a sharp tip of the lancet; (d) a platform surrounding the aperture and comprising a generally flat surface having an inner boundary and an outer boundary; (e) projections extending from the platform between the inner and outer boundaries of the platform; and (f) means for retracting the lancet into the body after firing the device. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36)
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Specification