Patents Assigned to Facet Technologies, LLC
  • Patent number: 11950908
    Abstract: Methods for intra-mold sterilization of a plastic-embedded metal component of a product, such as a medical lancet having a metal needle embedded within a plastic lancet body. For example, a lancet needle is retained within a mold, plastic is injected to encapsulate the needle, and a specified minimum temperature is maintained for a specified minimum cycle time. In example forms, the specified minimum mold temperature is at least about 370 degrees Fahrenheit and the specified minimum cycle time is at least about 10 seconds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Facet Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Kevin J. Seifert
  • Patent number: 10092231
    Abstract: A lancing device has a charging mechanism that operates to convert an external push action by a user to an internal pull action that retracts and charges a lancet for use in a lancing stroke. In some embodiments, the charging mechanism includes a user-actuated charging push-button, a reverse charging member coupled to a lancet carrier, and a reverse-motion conversion member coupled therebetween. Depressing the user-actuated member in a first longitudinal direction causes transverse movement of the conversion member, which in turn causes longitudinal retraction of the reverse charging member and the lancet carrier coupled thereto in a second longitudinal direction opposite the first direction, thereby charging a drive mechanism of the lancing device. In other embodiments, a rack-and-pinion gear mechanism provides the same push-to-pull functionality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Facet Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Gil Kan
  • Publication number: 20180049687
    Abstract: A single-use compression lancing device includes a bottom housing, a top housing, and a lancet. The lancet is generally within the bottom and top housings. The top housing is configured for slidingly engaging the bottom housing such that manipulation of the top housing relative to the bottom housing causes a sharp tip portion of the lancet to protrude from an opening of the top housing. In one form, at least one arm extending from the lancet interengages a portion of the top housing such that the lancet is retracted within a portion of the bottom housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Applicant: Facet Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Amit GARG
  • Patent number: 8870903
    Abstract: A device for sampling and/or analyzing blood or other body fluid of a subject. A housing contains a plurality of lancets and optionally includes test elements to take up a sample of blood, an evaluation system and a display. A complete system that can be handled as a single device, for example in the form of a wristwatch, includes a multiplicity of test elements and lancets, which can be brought successively to a working position to perform multiple measurements. A cassette or carrier includes multiple lancets and/or test elements, for insertion into the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Facet Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Richard W. LeVaughn, Gwenn E. Kennedy, Christopher J. Ruf, Mitchell A. Solis, Avi M. Robbins, Jason R. Heath, Wolfgang Ostertag, Armin Lohrengel, Herbert Stohr
  • Patent number: 8840635
    Abstract: Improved lancet configurations and protective lancet endcap configurations are disclosed. In example forms, one or more flexing cantilevers project from the lancet body for coupling with a cooperating receiver of a lancing device. A gripping handle extends from a sterility cap for ease of removal from and replacement over the lancet tip. A lancet body has a smoothly curved wave contour with at least one crest and at least one trough for engagement with a cooperating receiver of a lancing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Facet Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Lauren R. Pusey, Brian M. Collins, Christopher J. Ruf, Nicholas H. Reaves, Jonathan W. Sanders
  • Patent number: 8821525
    Abstract: Improved lancet configurations and protective lancet endcap configurations are disclosed. In example forms, one or more flexing cantilevers project from the lancet body for coupling with a cooperating receiver of a lancing device. A gripping handle extends from a sterility cap for ease of removal from and replacement over the lancet tip. A lancet body has a smoothly curved wave contour with at least one crest and at least one trough for engagement with a cooperating receiver of a lancing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Facet Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Lauren R. Pusey, Brian M. Collins, Christopher J. Ruf, Nicholas H. Reaves, Jonathan W. Sanders
  • Patent number: 8721672
    Abstract: A lancet having a lancet body and a sharp lancing tip extending from the lancet body, the lancet body including at least one flexing engagement fin, which is resiliently deformable upon insertion into a receiver of a lancing device. The outer dimension of the lancet effectively self-adjusts to conform to a wide range of receiver inner dimensions, and as such, the lancet of the present invention enables universal application with a larger range of lancing devices than previously known lancets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Facet Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey T. Stout, Michael V. Lipoma, Christopher J. Ruf
  • Patent number: 8652159
    Abstract: A lancet for use with a lancing device, the lancet having a body with releasable engagement features for engagement with a cooperating portion of a lancing device, a sharp needle, and a removable endcap. A coupling portion of the lancet has a non-circular profile. The endcap includes a receptacle for covering the sharp lancet tip after use, and a sheath portion with relief openings to reduce bending of the needle during manufacture or during removal of the endcap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Facet Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: John Trissel, Lauren R. Pusey, Christopher J. Ruf
  • Patent number: 8574255
    Abstract: In combination, a blood glucose testing meter comprising a slot for receiving a test strip, a display, one or more control devices, and a battery compartment and a lancing device for releasable coupling to the blood glucose test meter over the battery compartment. The lancing device releasably couples directly to the testing meter over the battery compartment. Optionally, the lancing device is mounted to a mounting clip releasably coupled to the testing meter over the battery compartment. The lancing device comprises a housing, a lancet opening disposed at one end of the housing, an energizing member for charging the lancing device, and a release button for activating a lancet within the lancing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Facet Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey T. Stout, Avi M. Robbins, David R. Buenger
  • Patent number: 8512367
    Abstract: A housing and an internal mechanism including a blade, a dual-link drive mechanism, and a trigger. The blade is driven by the drive mechanism through a rotating and translating slicing motion that defines a sampling sequence, from a first retracted position to an extended position to a second retracted position. The dual-link drive mechanism includes a blade link arm coupled to the blade, a rotary drive link arm that drives the blade arm, a drive spring that drives the a rotary drive arm, and a cam-and-follower mechanism that guides the blade arm as it is driven by the rotary drive arm. The trigger is operable to release the dual-link drive mechanism to propel the blade through the sampling sequence. And a sterility cap protects the blade and prevents operation of the device prior to removal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Facet Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Avi M. Robbins, Gil Kan
  • Patent number: 8512366
    Abstract: A lancing device having a housing with a proximal end, a distal end and a longitudinal axis. The lancing device also has a lancet carrier translatably supported with respect to the housing. The lancet carrier has a proximal end and a distal end. The lancing device additionally has a depth-control mechanism with a positioning tab adapted to engage the housing, and a tether secured with respect to the positioning tab and the lancet carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Facet Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Avi M. Robbins
  • Patent number: 8398664
    Abstract: A lancing device and lancet are provided with depth-control, lancet ejection, and/or guidance mechanisms. The depth-control mechanism includes a dial rotationally mounted at a distal end of the housing of the lancing device, the dial being coupled to a linkage whereby rotation of the dial imparts translational movement to a stop surface of the linkage to limit the stroke of the lancet and thereby control lancing penetration depth. The ejection mechanism includes an ejector that is advanced into contact with a transversely flared flange of the lancet to discharge the lancet from the lancing device. The guidance mechanism includes an inner guidance housing for restricting out-of-axis movement of a lancet carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Facet Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Gregory Lamps, Brian M. Collins, Lauren R. Pusey
  • Patent number: 8298255
    Abstract: A medical lancing device including a replaceable multi-lancet cartridge. The lancing device includes an advancing mechanism that advances lancets within the cartridge into an active position, separates a protective cap from the active lancet, and energize a drive mechanism of the lancing device. A cap displacement mechanism moves the separated cap out of the travel path of the active lancet. In a first example embodiment, the cap displacement mechanism includes a cantilevered spring arm that displaces the detached cap of the active lancet. In a second example embodiment, the cap displacement mechanism includes a spring-biased cam-driven plunger that displaces the detached cap of the active lancet. Then an activation mechanism releases the energized active lancet to traverse the unobstructed lancing stroke path to pierce the subject's skin at a desired lancing site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Facet Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: William E. Conway, Christopher J. Ruf, John C. Irwin, Stephen J. Flynn, Avi M. Robbins, Brian D. VanHiel, Brian D. Leutz, Richard W. LeVaughn, Michael V. Lipoma
  • Patent number: 8267950
    Abstract: A medical lancing device including an independent drive core mechanism incorporating all or a substantial portion of the functional components of the lancing device, whereby the independent drive core mechanism can be incorporated into multiple different external housing configurations for more efficient design and manufacture. Axial adjustment of the position of the independent drive core mechanism within the housing provides lancing penetration depth control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Facet Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Avi M. Robbins, David R. Buenger
  • Patent number: 8221332
    Abstract: A lancing device including a replaceable multi-lancet cartridge The lancing device includes a drive mechanism an activation mechanism, and an advancing mechanism The advancing mechanism includes a linear-pull slide controls an indexing mechanism, a charger mechanism, and a cap-displacement mechanism. The indexing mechanism sequentially advances the lancets to an active position The charger mechanism charges the drive mechanism and removes the lancet caps And the cap-displacement mechanism moves the separated caps from the lancing stroke path The activation mechanism then releases the charged lancet to traverse the lancing stroke path to pierce the subject's skin Some embodiments include an anti-reverse mechanism to prevent reuse of the lancets, and some include an emergency lancet reuse mechanism that permits emergency reuse of the last lancet And some embodiments include a movable depth-control wall for providing control and adjustment of the lancing penetration depth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Facet Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Avi M. Robbins, Myra Aileen Kincaid, Ernest Lee Son
  • Patent number: 8192454
    Abstract: Lancing devices are disclosed having a carriage slidably disposed within the housing and a lancet carrier configured to directly receive and hold the lancet. The lancet carrier is engaged within the carriage and movable relative to and independently of the carriage between a forward incision position and a rearward cocked position. A trigger assembly has a user accessible first portion and a second portion attached to the carriage and movable with the carriage along the longitudinal axis. The second portion is configured to maintain the lancet carrier in the rearward cocked position and the first portion is configured to release the lancet carrier from the rearward cocked position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignees: Abbott Diabetes Care Inc., Facet Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen J. Flynn, John Andrew Trissel, Ray Adams Lathrop, Samuel Mason Curry, Jonathan M. Wyler
  • Patent number: 8142466
    Abstract: A lancing device including a drive mechanism with a drive spring and a lancet carrier engaged and driven by the drive spring, and further including a lancet with a sharp lancing tip, wherein the lancet floats relative to the carrier and is decoupled from the drive mechanism during at least a portion of a lancing stroke. In one example embodiment the lancet is held in a sled that floats in the carrier, and in another example embodiment the lancet by itself floats in the carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Facet Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Michael V. Lipoma, Avi M. Robbins, Carl E. Griffin, David R. Buenger
  • Patent number: 8034068
    Abstract: A multi-use micro-sampling or lancing device having an outer housing, a lancet holder that engages a lancet and constrains the lancet along a controlled and pre-defined path of travel during the lancing stroke, and a drive mechanism with a pair of opposed, off-axis torsion springs working in tandem to drive and return the lancet holder through its lancing stroke.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Facet Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Bradley Koeppel, William E. Conway, Brian Vanhiel, Jack Griffis, David R. Buenger
  • Patent number: 8016848
    Abstract: Lancets and methods of use are provided. Embodiments include lancets including a sleeve mounted to an elongated body having a needle terminating in a sharp tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignees: Abbott Diabetes Care Inc., Facet Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Ray Adams Lathrop, John Andrew Trissel, Stephen J. Flynn, Kevin Young, Samuel Mason Curry, Jonathan M. Wyler, John Galasso, Vincent DiPalma, Damien Vizcarra, Maiya Shur
  • Patent number: D645147
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Facet Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Christopher J. Ruf