MULTI-LANCET UNIT, METHOD AND LANCET DEVICE USING THE MULTI-LANCET UNIT, AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING AND/OR MAKING THE MULTI-LANCET UNIT
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1. A multi-lancet unit for a lancet device, the unit comprising:
- a plurality of lancets arranged one in front of the other; and
each lancet comprising a front end, a needle which extends from the front end, and a rear end, wherein the front end of at least one of the plurality lancets is removably connected to the rear end of another of the plurality of lancets.
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Abstract
Multi-lancet unit for a lancet device. The unit includes a plurality of lancets arranged in a row. Each lancet has a front ends a needle which extends from the front end, and a rear end. The front end of at least one of the plurality lancets is removably connected to the rear end of another of the plurality of lancets. The lancet device utilizes the multi-lancet unit and includes a body and a holding member which supports the multi-lancet unit. This Abstract is not intended to define the invention disclosed in the specification, nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way.
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1. A multi-lancet unit for a lancet device, the unit comprising:
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a plurality of lancets arranged one in front of the other; and
each lancet comprising a front end, a needle which extends from the front end, and a rear end, wherein the front end of at least one of the plurality lancets is removably connected to the rear end of another of the plurality of lancets. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 35)
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18. A multi-lancet unit for a lancet device, the unit comprising:
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a plurality of lancets arranged in a row; and
each lancet comprising a front end, a needle which extends from the front end, a rear end, an opening extending into the rear end, wherein the front end of at least one of the plurality lancets is removably connected to the rear end of another of the plurality of lancets. - View Dependent Claims (19, 21, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36)
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20. The unit of claim 185 wherein the plurality of lancets comprises at least three lancets.
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22. The unit of claim 181 wherein the plurality of lancets is between eight lancets and twelve lancets.
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26. The unit of claim 181 wherein one of the plurality of lancets is configured to be non-removably connected to another of the plurality of lancets after said lancets are separated from each other and connected to each other in a different configuration.
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37. A multi-lancet unit for a lancet device, the unit comprising:
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a plurality of lancets arranged in a row;
each lancet comprising a front end, a needle which extends from the front end, a rear end, an opening extending axially into the rear end; and
a cap removably connected to a front one of the plurality of lancets.
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Specification