LANCET DISPENSER
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1. A medical dispenser, comprising:
- a container body having a top, a bottom, and a number of sidewalls defining an interior chamber adapted to contain one or more unused medical instruments therein;
at least one opening mechanism on the container body actuatable between a first position and a second position for opening or closing one or more openings on the container body, the one or more openings being sized to permit the disbursement of one or more unused medical instruments within the interior chamber; and
a gripping element adapted to receive a portion of a medical instrument inserted therein.
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Abstract
Medical dispensers having cap removal feature are disclosed. An illustrative medical dispenser can include a container body having an interior chamber adapted to contain a number of unused medical instruments, and an opening mechanism on the container body for providing access to the contents within the interior chamber. A gripping element on the exterior of the container body can be used to facilitate the removal of a portion of the medical instrument.
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24 Claims
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1. A medical dispenser, comprising:
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a container body having a top, a bottom, and a number of sidewalls defining an interior chamber adapted to contain one or more unused medical instruments therein; at least one opening mechanism on the container body actuatable between a first position and a second position for opening or closing one or more openings on the container body, the one or more openings being sized to permit the disbursement of one or more unused medical instruments within the interior chamber; and a gripping element adapted to receive a portion of a medical instrument inserted therein. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A lancet dispenser for dispensing lancets having a handle grip removably coupled to a protective cap, the lancet dispenser comprising:
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a container body having a top, a bottom, and a number of sidewalls defining an interior chamber adapted to contain one or more lancets therein; at least one opening mechanism on the container body actuatable between a first position and a second position for opening or closing one or more openings on the container body, the one or more openings being sized to permit the disbursement of one or more unused lancets within the interior chamber; a gripping element on the exterior of the container body, the gripping element including an indentation on the container body adapted to receive therein a portion of the protective cap from an unused lancet; and wherein the lid is adapted to pivot towards and frictionally engage a portion of the protective cap when inserted into the indentation. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of removing a protective cap from the handle grip of a lancet, the method comprising:
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providing a lancet dispenser having a lid for opening or closing a gripping element, the gripping element including an indentation on an exterior portion of the container body adapted to receive a portion of the lancet cap therein; inserting the lancet cap of an unused lancet into the indentation and actuating the lid to a fully open position adjacent to the cap; applying a downwardly directed force to the lid to frictionally engage the lancet cap within the indentation; and removing the handle grip from the lancet cap. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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