Method and apparatus for penetrating tissue
First Claim
1. A body fluid sampling system for use on a tissue site, the system comprising:
- an electrically powered drive force generator;
a penetrating member operatively coupled to said force generator, said force generator moving said member along a path out of a housing having a penetrating member exit, into said tissue site, stopping in said tissue site, and withdrawing out of said tissue site;
a disposable housing said penetrating member, said disposable having a first and a second seal coupled to said penetrating member to maintain a sterile environment around a portion of the penetration member prior to penetrating member actuation; and
a user interface coupled to a processor, wherein in response to an input at the user interface by a user the processor provides an input to the drive force generator of a lancing penetration parameter selected from at least one of, penetrating member depth of penetration, velocity, braking, or retraction.
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Abstract
These and other objects of the present invention are achieved in a body fluid sampling system for use on a tissue site that includes an electrically powered drive force generator. A penetrating member is operatively coupled to the force generator. The force generator moves the member along a path out of a housing having a penetrating member exit, into the tissue site, stops in the tissue site, and withdraws out of the tissue site. A cartridge houses the penetrating member. The cartridge has first and second seals coupled to the penetrating member to maintain a sterile environment around a portion of the penetration member prior to penetrating member actuation. A user interface is configured to relay at least one of, penetrating member performance or a penetrating member setting.
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8 Claims
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1. A body fluid sampling system for use on a tissue site, the system comprising:
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an electrically powered drive force generator; a penetrating member operatively coupled to said force generator, said force generator moving said member along a path out of a housing having a penetrating member exit, into said tissue site, stopping in said tissue site, and withdrawing out of said tissue site; a disposable housing said penetrating member, said disposable having a first and a second seal coupled to said penetrating member to maintain a sterile environment around a portion of the penetration member prior to penetrating member actuation; and a user interface coupled to a processor, wherein in response to an input at the user interface by a user the processor provides an input to the drive force generator of a lancing penetration parameter selected from at least one of, penetrating member depth of penetration, velocity, braking, or retraction.
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2. A body fluid sampling system for use on a tissue site, the system comprising:
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a drive force generator; a penetrating member operatively coupled to said force generator, said force generator moving said member along a path out of a housing having a penetrating member exit, into said tissue site, stopping in said tissue site, and withdrawing out of said tissue site; wherein said penetrating member is an elongate member without a molded attachment; a coupler on said force generator configured to engage at least a portion of said elongate portion of the penetrating member and drive said member along a path into a tissue site and withdrawn from a tissue site; a disposable housing said penetrating member, said disposable having a first and a second seal coupled to said penetrating member to maintain a sterile environment around a portion of the penetration member prior to penetrating member actuation; and a user interface coupled to a processor, wherein in response to an input at the user interface by a user the processor provides an input to the drive force generator of a lancing penetration parameter selected from at least one of, penetrating member depth of penetration, velocity, braking, or retraction.
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3. A body fluid sampling system for use on a tissue site, the system comprising:
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a drive force generator; a plurality of disposables each containing a penetrating member, each of said disposables coupled together to define a flexible array; a transport device for moving each of said disposables into a launch position operatively coupling said penetrating member to the force generator; each disposable having a first and a second seal coupled to said penetrating member to maintain a sterile environment around a portion of the penetration member prior to penetrating member actuation; and a user interface coupled to a processor, wherein in response to an input at the user interface by a user the processor provides an input to the drive force generator of a lancing penetration parameter selected from at least one of, penetrating member depth of penetration, velocity, braking, or retraction.
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4. A body fluid sampling system for use on a tissue site, the system comprising:
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a drive force generator; a penetrating member having an elongate portion without a molded attachment and operatively coupled to said force generator; a sterility enclosure covering at least a tip of said penetrating member, said sterility enclosure removed from said penetrating member prior to actuation of the member and positioned so that the penetrating member will not contact said enclosure during actuation; and a user interface configured to relay at least one of, penetrating member performance or a penetrating member setting.
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5. A body fluid sampling system for use on a tissue site, the system comprising:
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a drive force generator; a penetrating member having an elongate portion without a molded attachment and operatively coupled to said force generator; a sterility enclosure creating a sterile environment around at least a tip of said penetrating member, said penetrating member breaching said sterile environment during actuation; and a user interface coupled to a processor, wherein in response to an input at the user interface by a user the processor provides an input to the drive force generator of a lancing penetration parameter selected from at least one of, penetrating member depth of penetration, velocity, braking, or retraction.
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6. A body fluid sampling system for use on a tissue site, the system comprising:
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a drive force generator; a penetrating member operatively coupled to said force generator, said force generator moving said member along a path out of a housing having said a penetrating member exit, into said tissue site, stopping in said tissue site, and withdrawing out of said tissue site; a skin stabilizer device suitable for stretching a surface of a tissue site, said skin stabilizer at least partially surrounding the penetrating member exit; a disposable housing said penetrating member, said disposable having a first and a second seal coupled to said penetrating member to maintain a sterile environment around a portion of the penetration member prior to penetrating member actuation; and a user interface coupled to a processor, wherein in response to an input at the user interface by a user the processor provides an input to the drive force generator of a lancing penetration parameter selected from at least one of, penetrating member depth of penetration, velocity, braking, or retraction.
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7. A body fluid sampling system for use on a tissue site, the system comprising:
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a drive force generator; a penetrating member operatively coupled to said force generator, said force generator moving said member along a path out of a housing having said a penetrating member exit, into said tissue site, stopping in said tissue site, and withdrawing out of said tissue site; a disposable housing said penetrating member, said disposable having a first and a second seal coupled to said penetrating member to maintain a sterile environment around a portion of the penetration member prior to penetrating member actuation; and a user interface coupled to a processor, wherein in response to an input at the user interface by a user the processor provides an input to the drive force generator of a lancing penetration parameter selected from at least one of, penetrating member depth of penetration, velocity, braking, or retraction.
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8. A body fluid sampling system for use on a tissue site, the system comprising:
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a drive force generator; a penetrating member operatively coupled to said force generator, said force generator moving said member along a path out of a housing having a penetrating member exit, into said tissue site, stopping in said tissue site, and withdrawing out of said tissue site; an analyte detection member positioned to receive fluid from a wound created by said penetrating member, said detection member configured to determine a concentration of an analyte in the fluid using a sample of less than 1 μ
L of the fluid;a disposable housing said penetrating member, said disposable having a first and a second seal coupled to said penetrating member to maintain a sterile environment around a portion of the penetration member prior to penetrating member actuation; and a user interface coupled to a processor, wherein in response to an input at the user interface by a user the processor provides an input to the drive force generator of a lancing penetration parameter selected from at least one of, penetrating member depth of penetration, velocity, braking, or retraction.
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