Lancet casing
First Claim
1. A protective lancet casing comprising:
- a lancet body having an upper surface from which a pointed end of a lancet needle extends;
a cap member abutting the upper surface of said lancet body for encasing the pointed end of the lancet needle;
at least one tab member affixed at an upper end to said cap member and affixed at a lower end to said lancet body;
wherein said at least one tab member is permanently affixed at the upper end to said cap member and permanently affixed at the lower end to said lancet body, and wherein said at least one tab member includes a detachable junction between the upper and lower ends.
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Abstract
An improved protective lancet, lancet casing and method for producing the same. The lancet casing includes a lancet body that is integrally molded about an elongated shaft portion of a lancet needle. The lancet body is characterized in having an upper bearing surface from which a pointed end of the lancet needle extends. The lancet casing further includes a cap integrally molded about the pointed end of the lancet needle and joined to the lancet body by a narrow frangible junction on the upper bearing surface of the lancet body. In accordance with the present invention, one or more tab members are affixed between the cap and the body. Each of the one or more tab members includes a persistently affixed upper end integrally molded to the outer contour of the cap and a detachably affixed lower end integrally molded to or near a peripheral edge of the upper bearing surface of the lancet body to provide a readily perceptible user indication of the status of whether or not the cap member has been re-attached or tampered with.
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15 Claims
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1. A protective lancet casing comprising:
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a lancet body having an upper surface from which a pointed end of a lancet needle extends;
a cap member abutting the upper surface of said lancet body for encasing the pointed end of the lancet needle;
at least one tab member affixed at an upper end to said cap member and affixed at a lower end to said lancet body;
wherein said at least one tab member is permanently affixed at the upper end to said cap member and permanently affixed at the lower end to said lancet body, and wherein said at least one tab member includes a detachable junction between the upper and lower ends. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A protective lancet casing comprising:
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a lancet body having an upper surface from which a pointed end of a lancet needle extends;
a cap member abutting the upper surface of said lancet body for encasing the pointed end of the lancet needle;
at least one tab member affixed at an upper end to said cap member and affixed at a lower end to said lancet body;
wherein said at least one tab member includes two tab members attached in diametric opposition on said lancet body. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A lancet unit comprising:
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an integrally molded plastic encasement housing a lancet needle, wherein said encasement includes;
a body member molded about a shaft portion of the lancet needle, said body member including an upper bearing surface from which a pointed end section of the lancet needle protrudes;
a cap member molded about the pointed end section of the lancet needle; and
at least one plastic strip member extending between said cap member and said body member, said at least one plastic strip member affixed at an upper end to said cap member and affixed at a lower end at or near the periphery of said upper bearing surface such that a visually perceptible gap is formed between said lower end of said at least one plastic strip member and said cap member;
wherein the upper end of the at least one plastic strip member is integrally affixed above a fulcrum boundary point on a curved outer contour of said cap member such that an upper portion of the at least one plastic strip member is in non-adhered surface contact with a portion of the curved outer contour of said cap member. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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Specification