ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,364,420, issued on July 22, was assigned to Owen Mumford Ltd. (Oxfordshire, Great Britain).
"Lancing device" was invented by Toby Cowe (Woodstock, Great Britain), Daniel Taiwo (Woodstock, Great Britain) and Anna Coe (Didcot, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Pen-type lancing device of the re-usable type wherein a lancet body having a needle/tip is inserted; standard spring type actuator (urging member); skin touching forward face having a textured surface for pain relieve; sleeve having internal stop(s) so that the lancet does not overshoot. Also a pen-type lancing device of the re-usable type wherein a lancet body having a ne...