Skin piercing devices for medical use
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1. Apparatus for piercing skin comprising:
- a skin contact surface arranged to be in thermal contact with a region of skin to be pierced;
a skin piercing needle arranged to pierce said skin within said region; and
a cooling assembly providing cooling of said skin contact surface thereby cooling said portion of skin prior to and during piercing thereof by said skin piercing needle.
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Abstract
Apparatus for piercing skin including a skin contact surface arranged to contact a portion of skin to be pierced, a skin piercing needle arranged to pierce the skin within the region and a cooling assembly providing cooling of the skin contact surface thereby cooling the portion of skin prior to and during piercing thereof by the skin piercing needle.
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1. Apparatus for piercing skin comprising:
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a skin contact surface arranged to be in thermal contact with a region of skin to be pierced; a skin piercing needle arranged to pierce said skin within said region; and a cooling assembly providing cooling of said skin contact surface thereby cooling said portion of skin prior to and during piercing thereof by said skin piercing needle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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