Methods and apparatus for lancet actuation
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1. An agent injection device, comprising:
- a housing;
a needle with an interior channel, the needle is positionable in the housing;
an agent container coupled to the needle;
a processor coupled to a position sensor, the processor is programmed to allow a user to rank results of a lancing event to store the results and constructs a database for the user;
to use the database to calculate profile traits of the user to optimize the profile of user for subsequent lancing events;
a human interface that allows the user to control the sampling interface setting; and
a controllable drive force generator coupled to the processor and configured to be coupled to the needle, the drive force generator is configured to advance the needle along a path into a tissue site to a selectable depth for delivery of the agent at the selected depth, the position sensor coupled to the controllable drive force generator to control power delivery to the needle.
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Abstract
A lancet driver is provided wherein the driver exerts a driving force on a lancet during a lancing cycle and is used on a tissue site. The driver comprises of a drive force generator for advancing the lancet along a path into the tissue site, and a manual switch for a user interface input.
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1. An agent injection device, comprising:
- a housing;
a needle with an interior channel, the needle is positionable in the housing;
an agent container coupled to the needle;a processor coupled to a position sensor, the processor is programmed to allow a user to rank results of a lancing event to store the results and constructs a database for the user;
to use the database to calculate profile traits of the user to optimize the profile of user for subsequent lancing events;a human interface that allows the user to control the sampling interface setting; and a controllable drive force generator coupled to the processor and configured to be coupled to the needle, the drive force generator is configured to advance the needle along a path into a tissue site to a selectable depth for delivery of the agent at the selected depth, the position sensor coupled to the controllable drive force generator to control power delivery to the needle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
- a housing;
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14. A method for delivering an agent from an agent injection device, comprising:
- providing an agent delivery device that includes a housing, a needle, an agent container coupled to the needle, a processor and a controllable drive force generator coupled to the needle;
the processor is programmed to allow a user to rank results of a lancing event;
to store the results and constructs a database for the user;
to use the database to calculate profile traits of the user to optimize the profile of the user for subsequent lancing events;using a human interface that allows the user to control the sampling interface setting; using the drive force generator to advance the needle along a path into a tissue site to a selectable depth for delivery of the agent at the selected depth; and using a position sensor coupled to the controllable drive force generator to control power delivery to the needle. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
- providing an agent delivery device that includes a housing, a needle, an agent container coupled to the needle, a processor and a controllable drive force generator coupled to the needle;
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27. An agent injection device, comprising:
- a housing;
a needle positionable in the housing; an agent container coupled to the needle, the agent container includes an agent that is a drug; a processor coupled to a position sensor, the processor is programmed to allow a user to rank results of a lancing event;
to store the results and constructs a database for the user;
to use the database to calculate profile traits of the userto optimize the profile of user for subsequent lancing events; and a controllable drive force generator coupled to the processor and configured to be coupled to the needle for advancing the needle along a path into a tissue site to a selectable depth in the tissue site for a delivery of the agent at the selected depth, the processor and the controllable drive force generator are configured to place the needle in the tissue site for injection of the agent.
- a housing;
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