Patents
US 9445761 B2: Lancet ejection and advancement mechanism for multi-lancet cartridge
- Granted
- 2016-09-20
- Filed
- 2014-07-08 application 14325650
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A lancing device includes an advance-and-eject mechanism with a positioning member for manipulating a series of interconnected lancets. The advance-and-eject mechanism includes an actuator, a control channel, a cam-and-follower mechanism, one or more axial-contact members, and one or more angular-contact members. Actuating the actuator relative to the control channel imparts rotational and axial forces on the positioning member, and the cam-and-follower mechanism selectively restricts rotational and/or axial motion of the positioning member to induce first-stage rotation, second-stage translation, third-stage rotation, and fourth-stage translation. The first-stage rotation rotates the axial-contact members into an interference position, the second-stage translation advances the axial-contact members and the lancet, the third-stage rotation rotates the angular-contact members and the lancet to sever its rearside connection, and the fourth-stage translation advances the axial-contact members and the lancet to a position free of the serial-interconnected lancets thereby ejecting it from the lancing device.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg160920.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FACET TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 63 patents | US company or organization | Atlanta, GA | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin L. Klein | Gainesville, GA | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Lauren R. Pusey | Woodstock, GA | 20 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A61B | Diagnosis; surgery; identification | A61B5/151 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-08-02 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | FACET TECHNOLOGIES, LLC signed 2018-07-20 | SIENA LENDING GROUP LLC STAMFORD, CT | 46694/941 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2014-11-12 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | KLEIN, BENJAMIN L. signed 2014-10-30 PUSEY, LAUREN R. signed 2014-11-11 | FACET TECHNOLOGIES, LLC ATLANTA, GA | 34157/52 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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