Handheld medical diagnostic devices with lancing speed control
First Claim
1. A portable handheld medical diagnostic device for sampling bodily fluids from a skin site of a patient, comprising:
- a protective enclosure;
a measurement system including a controller for facilitating a physiologic measurement;
a display device connected to the measurement system that configured to display information related to the physiologic measurement; and
a lancet control system for controlling lancing speed of a lancet structure, the lancet control system comprising;
an elongated lancet structure having a skin piercing end and a blood transport portion adjacent the skin piercing end, the skin piercing end when displaced configured to make an incision at the skin site to produce an amount of bodily fluid from the skin site and in which the blood transport portion configured to transport the amount of bodily fluid away from the skin site for use by the measurement system in making the physiological measurement;
a spring-driven motor assembly operatively connected to the lancet structure, wherein the spring-driven motor assembly configured to displace the lancet structure toward the skin site to make the incision for producing the amount of bodily fluid and configured to retract the lancet structure to carry the amount of bodily fluid away from the skin site; and
a speed control mechanism configured to engage the spring-driven motor assembly slowing movement of the spring-driven motor assembly as the spring-driven motor assembly retracts the lancet structure,wherein the speed control mechanism comprises a gearbox comprising an engagement gear configured to engage a spring wheel assembly of the spring-driven motor assembly having an eccentric member providing an increase in dimension that engages the engagement gear at a location remote from the lancet structure upon onset of a return stroke of the lancet structure to decelerate the spring-driven motor assembly and the lancet structure as the lancet structure is retracted away from the skin site and into the protective enclosure, the eccentric member releasing the engagement gear after the return stroke.
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Abstract
A method of controlling lancing speed of a lancing structure of a portable handheld medical diagnostic device includes providing an elongated lancet structure having a skin piercing end and a blood transport portion adjacent the skin piercing end. The skin piercing end when displaced makes an incision at a skin site to produce an amount of bodily fluid from the skin site and in which the blood transport portion transports the amount of bodily fluid away from the skin site for use by a measurement system in making a physiological measurement. A spring-driven motor assembly is operatively connected to the lancet structure. The spring-driven motor assembly displaces the lancet structure toward the skin site to make the incision for producing the amount of bodily fluid and retracts the lancet structure to carry the amount of bodily fluid away from the skin cite. A speed control mechanism is engaged with the spring-driven motor assembly as the spring-driven motor assembly retracts the lancet structure thereby decelerating the lancet structure as the lancet structure is retracted away from the skin site.
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15 Claims
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1. A portable handheld medical diagnostic device for sampling bodily fluids from a skin site of a patient, comprising:
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a protective enclosure; a measurement system including a controller for facilitating a physiologic measurement; a display device connected to the measurement system that configured to display information related to the physiologic measurement; and a lancet control system for controlling lancing speed of a lancet structure, the lancet control system comprising; an elongated lancet structure having a skin piercing end and a blood transport portion adjacent the skin piercing end, the skin piercing end when displaced configured to make an incision at the skin site to produce an amount of bodily fluid from the skin site and in which the blood transport portion configured to transport the amount of bodily fluid away from the skin site for use by the measurement system in making the physiological measurement; a spring-driven motor assembly operatively connected to the lancet structure, wherein the spring-driven motor assembly configured to displace the lancet structure toward the skin site to make the incision for producing the amount of bodily fluid and configured to retract the lancet structure to carry the amount of bodily fluid away from the skin site; and a speed control mechanism configured to engage the spring-driven motor assembly slowing movement of the spring-driven motor assembly as the spring-driven motor assembly retracts the lancet structure, wherein the speed control mechanism comprises a gearbox comprising an engagement gear configured to engage a spring wheel assembly of the spring-driven motor assembly having an eccentric member providing an increase in dimension that engages the engagement gear at a location remote from the lancet structure upon onset of a return stroke of the lancet structure to decelerate the spring-driven motor assembly and the lancet structure as the lancet structure is retracted away from the skin site and into the protective enclosure, the eccentric member releasing the engagement gear after the return stroke. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A lancet control system for controlling lancing speed of a lancet structure for use with a portable handheld diagnostic device, the lancet control system comprising:
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an elongated lancet structure having a skin piercing end and a blood transport portion adjacent the skin piercing end, the skin piercing end when displaced configured to make an incision at a skin site to produce an amount of bodily fluid from the skin site and in which the blood transport portion configured to transport the amount of bodily fluid away from the skin site for use by a measurement system in making a physiological measurement; a spring-driven motor assembly operatively connected to the lancet structure, wherein the spring-driven motor assembly is configured to displace the lancet structure toward the skin site to make the incision for producing the amount of bodily fluid and configured to retract the lancet structure to carry the amount of bodily fluid away from the skin site; and a speed control mechanism that engages the spring-driven motor assembly slowing movement of the spring-driven motor assembly as the spring-driven motor assembly retracts the lancet structure; wherein the speed control mechanism comprises a gearbox comprising an engagement gear configured to engage a spring wheel assembly of the spring-driven motor assembly having an eccentric member providing an increase in dimension that engages the engagement gear at a location remote from the lancet structure upon onset of a return stroke of the lancet structure to decelerate the spring-driven motor assembly and the lancet structure as the lancet structure is retracted away from the skin site and into the protective enclosure. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of controlling lancing speed of a lancing structure of a portable handheld medical diagnostic device, the method comprising:
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providing an elongated lancet structure having a skin piercing end and a blood transport portion adjacent the skin piercing end, the skin piercing end when displaced makes an incision at a skin site to produce an amount of bodily fluid from the skin site and in which the blood transport portion transports the amount of bodily fluid away from the skin site for use by a measurement system in making a physiological measurement; connecting a spring-driven motor assembly operatively to the lancet structure, wherein the spring-driven motor assembly displaces the lancet structure toward the skin site to make the incision for producing the amount of bodily fluid and retracts the lancet structure to carry the amount of bodily fluid away from the skin site, and wherein the spring-driven motor assembly comprises a spring wheel assembly having an eccentric member providing an increase in diameter that engages a periphery of an engagement gear of a speed control mechanism at a location remote from the lancet structure; and engaging the speed control mechanism with the spring-driven motor assembly at the location remote from the lancet structure thereby slowing movement of the spring-driven motor assembly as the spring-driven motor assembly retracts the lancet structure thereby decelerating the lancet structure as the lancet structure is retracted away from the skin site, wherein the speed control mechanism comprises a gearbox comprising the engagement gear that engages the spring-driven motor assembly at the location remote from the lancet structure as the lancet structure is carried away from the skin site; wherein the step of engaging occurs upon onset of a return stroke of the lancet structure and the speed control mechanism remains in engaged with the spring-driven motor assembly as the lancet structure carries the amount of bodily fluid away from the skin site during the return stroke. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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