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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7371247 | Method and apparatus for penetrating tissue A tissue penetrating system includes a plurality of penetrating members each having a tip. A penetrating member driver is coupled to the plurality of penetrating members. Each tip of a penetrating member is uncovered during launch of the penetrating member by the pe... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7331931 | Method and apparatus for penetrating tissue These and other objects of the present invention are achieved in a body fluid sampling system for use on a tissue site that includes an electrically powered drive force generator. A penetrating member is operatively coupled to the force generator. The force generato... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7316700 | Self optimizing lancing device with adaptation means to temporal variations in cutaneous properties A lancing device, an embodiment of which controls the advancement and retraction of a lancet by monitoring the position of the lancet in conjunction with a lancet controller which incorporates a feedback loop for modulating the lancet driver to follow a predetermine... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7314752 | Secretion-monitoring article A secretion-monitoring article for identifying a secreted biological fluid. The article includes a body with an absorbent material for absorbing a biological fluid secreted from a person and an indicator system. The indicator system includes an indicator agent and a... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7291117 | Method and apparatus for penetrating tissue These and other objects of the present invention are achieved in a body fluid sampling system for use on a tissue site that includes a voice coil based penetrating member driver. A plurality of penetrating members are included. A transport mechanism is configured to... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7264616 | Method of utilizing a surgical drain with sensors for monitoring internal tissue condition The present invention is directed to devices and methods of using a surgical drain, and more particularly to a surgical drain having at least one sensor for monitoring and/or recording the condition of the anatomical site or fluid emitted from the site where the sur... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7258693 | Device and method for variable speed lancet A method of penetrating tissue is provided. The method comprises using a lancet driver to advance a lancet into the tissue; advancing the lancet at a first desired velocity in a first layer of tissue; advancing the lancet at a second desired velocity in a second lay... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7245954 | Measuring a gradient in-vivo A device, system and method for in-vivo sensing (e.g., pH sensing, pressure sensing, or other sensing) may include more than one sensor receiving in-vivo data. The sensed data may be analyzed to, for example, determine a gradient or fluid flow. A device including mu... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7244265 | Method and apparatus for penetrating tissue These and other objects of the present invention are achieved in a body fluid sampling system for use on a tissue site that includes a drive force generator and a penetrating member operatively coupled to the force generator. The force generator moves the member alo... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7232451 | Method and apparatus for penetrating tissue A skin penetrating system has a housing member and a plurality of penetrating members positioned in the housing member. A tissue stabilizing device is coupled to the housing member. A user interface is configured to relay at least one of, skin penetrating performanc... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7229458 | Method and apparatus for penetrating tissue A tissue penetrating system includes a plurality of cartridges each with a distal port and a proximal port. A plurality of penetrating members are provided, each coupled to a cartridge and having a sharpened distal tip and a shaft portion slidably disposed within th... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7226461 | Method and apparatus for a multi-use body fluid sampling device with sterility barrier release A device for use with a gripper is provided. A cartridge is provided that defines a plurality of cavities. A plurality of penetrating members are at least partially contained in the cavities of the cartridge. The penetrating members are slidably movable to extend ou... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7211043 | Method, system and device for evaluating skin type A method, device and system for determining skin type. The method includes a step of applying at least one drop of substance onto a zone of the skin or on a collector member previously in contact with the zone of the skin. The substance can modify at least one physi... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7198606 | Method and apparatus for a multi-use body fluid sampling device with analyte sensing A device for use with a penetrating member driver to penetrate tissue is provided. A plurality of penetrating members are coupled to a single cartridge and are operatively couplable to the penetrating member driver. The penetrating members are movable to extend radi... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7175430 | Support materials and imaging method for intraoral diagnostic purposes The invention relates to deformable, curable or film-forming support materials which contain diagnostically useful additives for locus- and substance-specific intraoral diagnostics, and processes for the preparation of images for intraoral locus- and substance-speci... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7172995 | Method for minimizing absorption of and effecting removal of contaminant chemicals A person's skin is protected from percutaneous absorption of lipophilic or semi-polar contaminant chemicals by applying to the skin, before the skin is wetted with water, a plural-constituent solvent system having an average molecular weight greater than or equal to... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7165550 | Cervical isolation and delivery apparatus A cervical isolation and delivery apparatus having a cervical cap removably connected to a syringe such that a bottom opening of the cervical cap is in communication with an internal chamber of the syringe. The syringe is an elongated hollow tube with an elongated r... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7041068 | Sampling module device and method A tissue penetration device and method of using same that may include a lancet module or sampling module. The sampling module may optionally be in a cartridge configuration and include sampling and analyzing functions, which may be integrated. ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7037275 | Methods and devices for obtaining samples from hollow viscera A gastrointestinal sampling device that increases the number of epithelial cells removed from the stomach lining without causing additional discomfort to the patient, and which is particularly useful for obtaining samples from the gastric mucus and between the epith... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7025774 | Tissue penetration device A tissue penetration device and method of using same. The tissue penetration device may optionally include sampling and analyzing functions, which may be integrated. An embodiment provides control of a lancet used for sampling blood. Electric field coils or solenoid... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6921647 | Secretion-monitoring article A secretion-monitoring article for identifying a secreted biological fluid having a body with an absorbent material and least one pH determining member and a reagent associated with the absorbent material is disclosed. The article can be embodied as a swab, gauze, p... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6503198 | Noninvasive transdermal systems for detecting an analyte obtained from or underneath skin and methods The present invention relates to noninvasive transdermal systems and methods for analyte extraction from a biological fluid within or beneath the skin, such as interstitial fluid, and detection of the analyte. More particularly, the present invention rela... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6432052 | health examination card for family use and it's interpreter A health examination card and its explainer wherein the health examination card can be used to test the biochemical items of blood (BLD), bilirubin (BIL), urobilinogen (URO), protein (PRO), nitrite (NIT), glucose (GLU), free calcium (Ca), etc and the card... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6149590 | System for identifying premature rupture of membrane during pregnancy An article for the identification of the premature rupture of a membrane during pregnancy is disclosed. In its preferred embodiment, the article comprises a pad having an upper outer layer, a lower outer layer, and an intermediate pH-responsive component.... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6126597 | System for identifying premature rupture of membrane during pregnancy An article for the identification of the premature rupture of a membrane during pregnancy is disclosed. The article comprises a pad having an upper outer layer, a lower outer layer, and an intermediate pH-responsive component. A double-sided adhesive stri... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6042543 | Test device and method for quantitative measurement of an analyte in a liquid A device and method for determining the concentration of an analyte, particularly a chloride ion, in a liquid sample are particularly useful to screen for cystic fibrosis in an individual. In a preferred embodiment, the device takes the form of a patch co... | 03/28/2000 |
| 5823953 | Secretion analysis apparatus and method A method and device for distinguishing between yeast infection and other secretion-causing conditions makes use of the observation that secretions caused by yeast infection generally have a pH of less than about 4.5, whereas most other conditions cause le... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5823954 | Single-use device for detecting or analyzing a body fluid A disposable device for analysis or detection of a component, or of a biological or biochemical state of a body fluid present in an elongate intracorporeal cavity. The disposable device includes an elongate sampling element that is adapted to be fitted an... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5817011 | Method and apparatus for determination of chemical species in perspiration A dermal patch to be worn on the skin for increasing the concentration of an analyte expressed through the skin in perspiration to a conveniently measurable level. Included are patches and methods of using such patches to determine the quantity of an anal... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5507288 | Analytical system for monitoring a substance to be analyzed in patient-blood Analytical system for monitoring patient blood concentration of a substance to be analyzed, comprising analysis-elements (12) containing reagents and an evaluation instrument comprising a measurement device to measure a change resulting from a reaction of... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5465713 | Energy-assisted transdermal collection patch for accelerated analyte collection and method of use A dermal patch including a means for generating heat on the surface of the skin of a subject wearing the patch. The temperature of the surface of the skin under the patch is raised to about 115° F., and perspiration is collected in the patch over the cou... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5445147 | Method and apparatus for determination of chemical species in body fluid Disclosed is a method and apparatus for the non-invasive determination of one or more preselected analytes in a body fluid expressed through the skin. The fluid is collected in a dermal concentration patch and concentrated by driving off a portion of the ... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5443080 | Integrated system for biological fluid constituent analysis A multi-part system to collect and analyze constituents of body fluid. The use of a multilayered gel matrix to facilitate the collection of analytes fluid and a chemistry detection methodology incorporated into the matrix to aid in the visual or electroni... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5385145 | Invasive blood parameter probe to be introduced into a catheter An invasive blood parameter probe includes a flexible pressure tube which surrounds the sterile probe portion. When the pressure tube is stretched, the proximal probe tip slips into the pressure tube. Pressure tube is held in its elongated position by mea... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5368029 | Integral catheter and blood tester An integral catheter and blood tester includes a needle unit which is receivable within a conventional catheter intravenous tube and housing. The catheter supports a piercing needle and interior chamber. A transparent tester housing is coupled to the need... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5353803 | Apparatus and method for immediate diagnosis of vaginal yeast infections Apparatus and method for immediate diagnosis of exudative vaginal yeast infections, using a sample of vaginal discharge, dying the yeast present in the discharge with a fluorescent dye specifically sensitive to yeast, and subjecting the dye to ultraviolet... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5279294 | Medical diagnostic system Hand-held shirt-pocket portable instrument for quantitative measurement of glucose or analysis in biological fluids. The system accepts a disposable diagnostic reagent test device which has a reagent carrier and mode of identifying to the instrument the r... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5152287 | Cross-linked fluorinated polymers for use in gas sensors A chemical sensor matrix is provided for use in medical, biological and industrial applications. The gas sensor includes a cross-linked fluoropolymer matrix of a composite having a gas-sensitive indicator within the matrix. The composite includes a highly... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5140986 | System, device and method for skin contamination detection An absorbent collection strip has attached thereto a detection strip impregnated with a reagent to respectively form collection and detection regions of an integral pad. A dermal surface is wiped with the collection region to remove a contaminant of inter... | 08/25/1992 |
| 5085216 | Nasogastric/nasointestinal enteral feeding tube and method for avoiding tracheobronchial misplacement A feeding tube assembly for nasogastric and nasointestinal enteral feeding with a pH indicator carried by a stiffener used for inserting the feeding tube into a patient. After insertion of the end of feeding tube assembly into the patient but before the s... | 02/04/1992 |
