Device and method for variable speed lancet
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1. A method of penetrating tissue comprising:
- using a lancet driver to advance a lancet into said tissue;
advancing said lancet at a first desired velocity in a first layer of tissue;
advancing said lancet at a second desired velocity in a second layer of tissue;
advancing said lancet at a third desired velocity in a third layer of tissue; and
creating a wound in the tissue;
wherein at least two of the first, the second, the third velocity being different; and
wherein the first, the second and the third layer are different tissue layer.
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Abstract
A method of penetrating tissue is provided. The method comprises using a lancet driver to advance a lancet into the tissue; advancing the lancet at a first desired velocity in a first layer of tissue; advancing the lancet at a second desired velocity in a second layer of tissue; and advancing the lancet at a third desired velocity in a third layer of tissue. In one embodiment, the method may including using a processor having logic for controlling velocity of the lancet in each layer of tissue.
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1. A method of penetrating tissue comprising:
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using a lancet driver to advance a lancet into said tissue; advancing said lancet at a first desired velocity in a first layer of tissue; advancing said lancet at a second desired velocity in a second layer of tissue; advancing said lancet at a third desired velocity in a third layer of tissue; and creating a wound in the tissue;
wherein at least two of the first, the second, the third velocity being different; and
wherein the first, the second and the third layer are different tissue layer. - 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)
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