Lancet device with depth adjustment and lancet removal system and method
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1. A lancet device comprising:
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a removable front cap mounted to the housing;
a lancet holding member extending along a longitudinal axis of the housing, the lancet holding member comprising a front section having a front end that receives therein a removable lancet, a midsection and a rear section;
a releasable arming system comprising a trigger in communication with the front section of the lancet holding member, the trigger structured and arranged to hold the lancet holding member in a trigger-set or armed position;
a lancet penetration depth adjustment system comprising a cam surface that engages with the lancet holding member to limit axial movement of the lancet holding member to a corresponding puncturing position;
a lancet ejection system located closer to a front end of the housing than to a rear end of the housing and adjacent to the front section of the lancet holding member, said lancet ejection system comprising a slide member, wherein the slide member comprises;
a lancet remover portion at a front edge of the slide member that removes or ejects the removable lancet from the lancet holding member by contact of a front edge of the slide member with a back end of the removable lancet loaded in the lancet holding member;
a rear projection; and
a slide button manually activatable by a user; and
a plurality of springs comprising;
a first spring that interfaces with the midsection of the lancet holding member, the first spring configured to cause movement of the lancet holding member towards the corresponding puncturing position when released from the trigger-set or armed position;
a second spring that interfaces with the rear section of the lancet holding member, the second spring configured to cause a back cap to move towards an initial position from a retracted position; and
a third spring configured to contact the rear projection to cause the slide member of the lancet ejection system to move towards an initial position from an extended position when the slide button is manually activated by the user, thereby providing removal of the removable lancet from the lancet holding member.
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Abstract
Lancet device includes a housing, a removable front cap mounted to the housing, a lancet holding member, and a trigger. A system is utilized for placing the lancet device in a trigger-set or armed position. A depth adjustment system includes a member that is at least partially rotatably mounted and that has an axis of rotation arranged substantially perpendicular to a center axis of the lancet holding member. An ejection system is utilized for at least one of preventing axial movement of the lancet holding member and removing or ejecting a lancet from the lancet holding member.
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1. A lancet device comprising:
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a housing; a removable front cap mounted to the housing; a lancet holding member extending along a longitudinal axis of the housing, the lancet holding member comprising a front section having a front end that receives therein a removable lancet, a midsection and a rear section; a releasable arming system comprising a trigger in communication with the front section of the lancet holding member, the trigger structured and arranged to hold the lancet holding member in a trigger-set or armed position; a lancet penetration depth adjustment system comprising a cam surface that engages with the lancet holding member to limit axial movement of the lancet holding member to a corresponding puncturing position; a lancet ejection system located closer to a front end of the housing than to a rear end of the housing and adjacent to the front section of the lancet holding member, said lancet ejection system comprising a slide member, wherein the slide member comprises; a lancet remover portion at a front edge of the slide member that removes or ejects the removable lancet from the lancet holding member by contact of a front edge of the slide member with a back end of the removable lancet loaded in the lancet holding member; a rear projection; and a slide button manually activatable by a user; and
a plurality of springs comprising;a first spring that interfaces with the midsection of the lancet holding member, the first spring configured to cause movement of the lancet holding member towards the corresponding puncturing position when released from the trigger-set or armed position; a second spring that interfaces with the rear section of the lancet holding member, the second spring configured to cause a back cap to move towards an initial position from a retracted position; and a third spring configured to contact the rear projection to cause the slide member of the lancet ejection system to move towards an initial position from an extended position when the slide button is manually activated by the user, thereby providing removal of the removable lancet from the lancet holding member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A lancet device comprising:
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a housing; a removable front cap mounted to the housing; lancet holding means for holding a removable lancet, the lancet holding means extending along a longitudinal axis of the housing, the lancet holding means comprising a front section having a front end that receives therein the removable lancet, a midsection and a rear section; a releasable arming system comprising a trigger in communication with the front section of the lancet holding means, the trigger structured and arranged to hold the lancet holding means in a trigger-set or armed position; a lancet penetration depth adjustment system comprising a cam surface that engages with the lancet holding means to limit axial movement of the lancet holding means to a corresponding puncturing position; a lancet ejection system located closer to a front end of the housing than to a rear end of the housing and adjacent to the front section of the lancet holding means, said lancet ejection system comprising a slide member, wherein the slide member comprises; a lancet remover portion at a front end of the slide member that removes or ejects the removable lancet from the lancet holding means by contact of a front edge of the slide member with a back end of the removable lancet loaded in the lancet holding means; a rear projection; and a slide button manually activatable by a user; and a plurality of springs comprising; a first spring that interfaces with the midsection of the lancet holding means, the first spring configured to cause movement of the lancet holding means towards the corresponding puncturing position when released from the trigger-set or armed position; a second spring that interfaces with the rear section of the lancet holding means, the second spring configured to cause a back cap to move towards an initial position from a retracted position; and a third spring configured to contact the rear projection to cause the slide member of the lancet ejection system to move towards an initial position from an extended position when the slide button is manually activated by the user, thereby providing removal of the removable lancet from the lancet holding means. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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