Surgery – Instruments – Cutting – puncturing or piercing
Patent
1991-05-15
1992-07-28
Hindenburg, Max
Surgery
Instruments
Cutting, puncturing or piercing
A61B 1732
Patent
active
051337304
ABSTRACT:
A finger stick device for making a skin incision includes a blade pivot arm having a first end pivotally coupled to a housing and a second end having an upper sloped surface and a lower surface. A blade is affixed to the second end such that its cutting edge extends away from the lower surface. A resilient bias member when actuated traverses the upper surface and depresses the second end of the blade pivot arm, such that the blade exits the housing and incises the skin. The incising operation is complete upon the bias member traversing the sloped upper surface of the blade pivot arm. Also disclosed herein is a method for manufacturing the finger stick device, in which the bias member and blade pivot arm are molded as a monolithic unit. A blade is attached to the blade pivot arm, and the blade and monolithic unit are inserted into the housing. Further disclosed is an embodiment in which the housing is formed of two uniformly shaped halves, which when joined, provide an internal space for the monolithic unit. In this manner, the two halves are joined with the monolithic unit aligned therebetween so that the housing appears as an integral unit.
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Biro Ladislau
Cusack Robert F.
Mintz Michael D.
Hindenburg Max
International Technidyne Corporation
Plevy Arthur L.
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