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Magnetic lancet device

  • US 9,247,898 B2
  • Filed: 08/10/2007
  • Issued: 02/02/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/10/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A device, comprising:

  • a guide tube that is hollow and includes a driving end and a lancet end and a longitudinal axis extending between the driving end and lancet end;

    a first magnet and a second magnet positioned on opposite sides along a length of the longitudinal axis of the guide tube;

    a third magnet positioned within the guide tube;

    a lancet housing coupled to an end of the third magnet disposed towards the lancet end; and

    a lancet attached to an end of the lancet housing disposed towards the lancet end;

    wherein a like pole of the first magnet and a like pole of the second magnet are configured to face one another in a repulsive interaction, and wherein a like pole of the third magnet is configured to face towards the lancet end.

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