Lancets for bodily fluid sampling supplied on a tape
CA 2974755 C · Owner: F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ag · Inventors: Roe, Steven N.; Raney, Charles C.; List, Hans
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A multi-use lancing device including a housing having a lancet opening and containing a supply reel a storage reel, and a take-up reel, wherein the supply reel the storage reel, and the take-up reel are each configured to rotate independently of the housing an elongated flexible carrying tape configured for reel-to-reel transfer from the supply reel to the storage reel; a plurality of lancets sequentially positioned along the carrying tape and each having a lancet length and a distal portion defining a sharp tip; and a sterile removable cover over the lancets in the supply reel where rotation of the take-up reel removes the cover from the lancets as the lancets are advanced from the supply …
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- Filed April 27, 2005 and granted August 7, 2018. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 27, 2025.
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