SYSTEMS AND APPARATUS FOR NEEDLE-PENETRATION PAIN MANAGEMENT

• US 20150250413A1
• Filed: 03/09/2015
• Published: 09/10/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Eldeen LLC
• Original Assignee: Eldeen LLC
• Inventors: Redwood, Racquel, Fladen, Joel
• Application Number:
  US14/642,440
• Publication Number:
  US 20150250413A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150022 for capillary blood or interstitial fluid
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150091 by electricity
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150129 by cooling
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150137 by vibration enhancing collection by vibration A61B5/150175
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/15019 Depth adjustment mechanism using movable stops located inside the piercing device housing and limiting the travel of the drive mechanism mechanisms using distal end caps A61B5/150183, mechanisms at the piercing element carrier proximal end A61B5/150198
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150267 Modular design or construction, i.e. subunits are assembled separately before being joined together or the device comprises interchangeable or detachable modules
• 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 5/150839 Aesthetic features, e.g. distraction means to prevent fears of child patients
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150854 long distance, e.g. between patient's home and doctor's office
• 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 5/15186 Devices loaded with a single lancet, i.e. a single lancet with or without a casing is loaded into a reusable drive device and then discarded after use; drive devices reloadable for multiple use
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 50/3001 for sharps

Abstract

A needle-penetration pain management system for managing needle penetration pain can include a needle-penetration assembly including a needle, the needle having a proximal end and a distal end, an encasement apparatus including a housing, the housing having a front surface, a rear surface, and a base, where the housing at least partially defines an interior chamber for installing the needle-penetration assembly at least partially therein, a stimulation generator for producing stimuli, the stimulation generator being coupled with the housing, and an actuator in communication with the needle-penetration assembly for causing the needle to puncture a skin surface of a user in response to actuation.

Claims

1. A needle-penetration pain management system for managing needle penetration pain, the needle-penetration pain management system comprising:

(a) a needle-penetration assembly including a needle, the needle having a proximal end and a distal end;

(b) an encasement apparatus including;

(i) a housing, the housing having a front surface, a rear surface, and a base, wherein the housing at least partially defines an interior chamber for installing the needle-penetration assembly at least partially therein,

(ii) a stimulation generator for producing stimuli, the stimulation generator being coupled with the housing, and

(iii) an actuator in communication with the needle-penetration assembly for causing the needle to puncture a skin surface of a user in response to actuation.

2. The needle-penetration pain management system of claim 1, further comprising an attachment mechanism such that the encasement apparatus is selectively coupled with the user.

3. The needle-penetration pain management system of claim 1, further comprising a suction system.

4. The needle-penetration pain management system of claim 1, wherein the stimuli includes vibration.

5. The needle-penetration pain management system of claim 1, wherein the stimuli is vibration in combination with a stimulus selected from the group consisting of a visual stimulus, an aural stimulus, a temperature stimulus, a texture stimulus, a physical stimulus, a chemical stimulus, a somatosensory stimulus, a gustatory stimulus, and combinations thereof.

6. The needle-penetration pain management system of claim 1, wherein actuating the actuator causes the stimuli to be activated and the needle to be actuated substantially simultaneously.

7. The needle-penetration pain management system of claim 1, wherein the encasement apparatus is configured to accept and dispense a plurality of items upon actuation of the actuator.

8. The needle-penetration pain management system of claim 1, wherein the stimulation generator resembles an anatomical structure of an organism.

9. The needle-penetration pain management system of claim 1, wherein the needle penetration assembly is a lancing system.

10. The needle-penetration pain management system of claim 1, wherein the housing defines at least one chamber for storage or disposal of materials.

11. The needle-penetration pain management system of claim 1, wherein the encasement apparatus is configured to accept a plurality of off-the-shelf needle penetration assemblies.

12. The needle-penetration pain management system of claim 1, wherein the housing is shaped to resemble an organism, object, or structure.

13. The needle-penetration pain management system of claim 1, wherein the stimuli is at least one of a steady vibrational stimulus, a periodic vibrational stimulus, or a random vibrational stimulus.

14. The needle-penetration pain management system of claim 1, wherein the housing defines an aperture in the base of the encasement apparatus for insertion of the needle penetration assembly.

15. The needle-penetration pain management system of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of stimulation generators.

16. The needle-penetration pain management system of claim 1, further comprising a controller, a transmitter, and a receiver associated with the housing such that the encasement assembly is configured to communicate with a remote electronic device via a network.

17. The needle-penetration pain management system of claim 1, wherein the remote electronic device is a mobile smartphone.

18. A needle-penetration pain management system for managing needle penetration pain, the needle-penetration pain management system comprising:

(a) a needle-penetration assembly including a needle, the needle having a proximal end and a distal end;

(b) an encasement apparatus including;

(i) a housing resembling an animal, the housing having a front surface, a rear surface, and a base, wherein the housing at least partially defines an interior chamber and an aperture in the base for installing the needle-penetration assembly at least partially therein,

(ii) a first chamber, defined by the housing, for the storage of materials;

(iii) a first stimulation generator for producing a vibrational stimulus, the first stimulation generator being coupled with the housing, wherein the first stimulation generator is selectively adjustable between a plurality of modes of vibrational stimuli,

(iv) a second stimulation generator for producing a visual stimulus;

(v) a third stimulation generator for producing an audible stimulus;

(vi) a transmitter, a receiver, and a controller associated with the housing, wherein the transmitter and the receiver are configured to communicate with a remote device over a network; and

(vii) an actuator in communication with the needle-penetration assembly for causing the needle to puncture a skin surface of a user in response to actuation.

19. The needle-penetration pain management system of claim 18, wherein the remote device is a mobile smartphone.

20. A needle-penetration pain management system comprising:

(a) a needle assembly means;

(b) an encasement assembly means having;

(i) a housing means,

(ii) a stimulation means, and

(iii) an actuator means.