Skin stimulus
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1. A skin penetration device comprising:
- a body (10), a penetration element (22) mounted in said body for penetrating the skin of the user,a skin stimulus arrangement for creating a stimulus in the skin in the vicinity of an intended penetration site to alleviate the perception of pain,wherein said skin stimulus arrangement comprises first and second textured surfaces (30, 36), for contacting the skin,the first textured surface comprising a flat annular surface surrounding an aperture, through which the penetration element projects in use, and an array of projections extending from the flat annular surface and surrounding the aperture, andthe second textured surface comprising a flat annular surface surrounding the aperture, through which the penetration element projects in use, and an array of projections extending from the flat annular surface and surround the aperture,the first and second textured surfaces being arranged concentrically around an axis of the aperture and an arrangement (18, 44, 46) configured for moving at least one of the textured surfaces relative to the other, thereby to create said stimulus,wherein the axis of the aperture is normal to the flat annular surface, and moving at least one of said textured surfaces relative to the other comprises an angular movement around the axis of the aperture.
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Abstract
Skin stimulus arrangements are described for creating a stimulus in the skin in the vicinity of a treatment or wound site to alleviate the perception of pain. First and second textured surfaces are provided for making contact with the skin, with the surfaces being moved to create a stimulus which alleviates the perception of pain. The movement may be linear, rotary or a combination of both, and just a single textured surface may be provided.
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1. A skin penetration device comprising:
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a body (10), a penetration element (22) mounted in said body for penetrating the skin of the user, a skin stimulus arrangement for creating a stimulus in the skin in the vicinity of an intended penetration site to alleviate the perception of pain, wherein said skin stimulus arrangement comprises first and second textured surfaces (30, 36), for contacting the skin, the first textured surface comprising a flat annular surface surrounding an aperture, through which the penetration element projects in use, and an array of projections extending from the flat annular surface and surrounding the aperture, and the second textured surface comprising a flat annular surface surrounding the aperture, through which the penetration element projects in use, and an array of projections extending from the flat annular surface and surround the aperture, the first and second textured surfaces being arranged concentrically around an axis of the aperture and an arrangement (18, 44, 46) configured for moving at least one of the textured surfaces relative to the other, thereby to create said stimulus, wherein the axis of the aperture is normal to the flat annular surface, and moving at least one of said textured surfaces relative to the other comprises an angular movement around the axis of the aperture. - 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)
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27. A skin penetration device comprising:
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a body (10;
110),a penetration element (22;
122) mounted in said body for penetrating the skin of the user,a skin stimulus arrangement for creating in use a stimulus in the skin in the vicinity of an intended penetration site to alleviate the perception of pain, wherein said skin stimulus arrangement comprises a first textured surface having a flat annular surface surrounding an aperture and second textured surface for contacting the skin and a moving arrangement (118, 158, 159, 160) for effecting relative angular movement of said second textured surface and said body, when in use, thereby to create said stimulus, wherein, the first and second textured surfaces are arranged concentrically around an axis of the aperture, and wherein the axis of the aperture is normal to the flat annular surface and moving said second textured surface relative to the first texture surface comprises an angular movement around the axis of the aperture.
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