Patents by Inventor Chirstopher Ruf

Chirstopher Ruf has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Lancing device with pivoting end cap
    Publication number: 20070032813
    Abstract: An endcap for a lancing device, having a base portion and pivoting tip member pivotally mounted to the base portion. The base portion and the pivoting tip member each having openings therethrough which, when aligned, allow passage of a lancet tip. After lancing the skin at a sampling site, the lancing device is rocked back and forth, with a contact face of the pivoting tip member maintained in contact with the skin surrounding the sampling site to enhance sample collection and prevent premature wound closure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2004
    Publication date: February 8, 2007
    Applicant: Facet Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Flynn, Richard LeVaughn, Chirstopher Ruf, Gwenn Kennedy, Michael Lipoma, Juan Salleras