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Device for piercing the skin to obtain a blood sample and method of use

  • US 9,173,598 B1
  • Filed: 08/27/2012
  • Issued: 11/03/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/27/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for piercing the skin to obtain a blood sample, the system cooperating with a finger and a thumb, the system comprising:

  • a device for puncturing the skin to obtain the blood sample, including;

    a sleeve having an open first end, a central axis, and a cavity, said open first end defining a rim;

    a single piercer disposed within said cavity of said sleeve, said piercer having a tip which is positioned within said cavity at said open first end of said sleeve, said piercer having a broad side and a narrow side so that it can be bent and permanently deformed, said piercer disposed along said central axis of said sleeve;

    when used to obtain the blood sample the device is held between the thumb and the finger, and the skin must be forced into said cavity in order to be pierced by said piercer; and

    ,a piercer bender which is shaped and dimensioned to be closely received by said open first end of said sleeve, so that said piercer bender can be forced into said cavity of said sleeve, contact said tip of said piercer, and bend and permanently deform said piercer.

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