Single-Handed, Reduced Vibration Lancing Device
First Claim
1. A lancing device comprising:
- a housing forming a central cavity including an aperture and an opening, the aperture including an axis aligned in a first direction and the opening includes an axis aligned in a second direction, the first direction being generally perpendicular to the second direction;
a lancet holder adapted to receive a lancet, the lancet holder being located within the central cavity formed by the housing, the lancet holder being adapted to maintain the lancet in a position generally aligned with the aperture, the lancet being adapted to at least partially extend through the aperture;
a drive spring attached to and connecting the lancet holder and the housing, the drive spring being attached to the lancet holder opposite the aperture; and
an activating mechanism including a user-accessible component and a plate spring, at least a portion of the user-accessible component extending through the opening and being external to the housing, the user-accessible component being adapted to be depressed in the second direction towards the housing, the plate spring being adapted to engage the lancet holder upon depression of the user-accessible component in the second direction,wherein the depression of the user-accessible component in the second direction causes the plate spring to move the lancet holder away from the aperture in the first direction to a cocked position.
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Abstract
A lancing device includes a housing, at least two ramps, a lancet holder, a drive spring, and an activation mechanism. The housing includes first and second ends, and a first wall. The first end has an aperture extending therethrough and the first wall has an opening extending therethrough. The two ramps are located within the housing and forms a channel therebetween. The lancet holder is partially contained within the channel formed by the ramps and holds a lancet. The activation mechanism includes a user-accessible component and a plate spring. A portion of the user-accessible component extends through the opening and is external to the housing. The plate spring engages the ramps forming the channel and the lancet holder upon depression of the user-accessible component, the lancet holder moves towards the second end to a cocked position. Upon further depression of the user-accessible component, the lancet holder moves toward the first end to a puncture position.
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Citations
20 Claims
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1. A lancing device comprising:
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a housing forming a central cavity including an aperture and an opening, the aperture including an axis aligned in a first direction and the opening includes an axis aligned in a second direction, the first direction being generally perpendicular to the second direction; a lancet holder adapted to receive a lancet, the lancet holder being located within the central cavity formed by the housing, the lancet holder being adapted to maintain the lancet in a position generally aligned with the aperture, the lancet being adapted to at least partially extend through the aperture; a drive spring attached to and connecting the lancet holder and the housing, the drive spring being attached to the lancet holder opposite the aperture; and an activating mechanism including a user-accessible component and a plate spring, at least a portion of the user-accessible component extending through the opening and being external to the housing, the user-accessible component being adapted to be depressed in the second direction towards the housing, the plate spring being adapted to engage the lancet holder upon depression of the user-accessible component in the second direction, wherein the depression of the user-accessible component in the second direction causes the plate spring to move the lancet holder away from the aperture in the first direction to a cocked position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A lancing device, comprising:
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a housing including a first end, a second end, and a first wall, the first end being adjacent to the first wall, the second end being adjacent to the first wall opposite the first end, the first end having an aperture extending therethrough, the first wall having an opening extending therethrough; at least two ramps located within the housing, the at least two ramps forming a channel therebetween generally aligned with the aperture; a lancet holder partially contained within the channel formed by the at least two ramps, the lancet holder being adapted to hold a lancet in a position generally aligned with the aperture; a drive spring attached to and connecting the lancet holder and the second end of the housing, the drive spring being attached to the lancet holder opposite the aperture; and an activation mechanism including a user-accessible component and a plate spring, at least a portion of the user-accessible component extending through the opening and being external to the housing, the plate spring being substantially located within the housing, the plate spring being adapted to engage the at least two ramps forming the channel as well as the lancet holder upon depression of the user-accessible component in the direction of the housing, wherein in response to depression of the user-accessible component, the lancet holder is adapted to move towards the second end to a cocked position and upon further depression of the user-accessible component, the lancet holder is adapted to move toward the first end to a puncture position. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of using a lancing device comprising the acts of:
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depressing an activation mechanism in a first direction, the activation mechanism including a user-accessible component and a plate spring; moving a lancet holder in a second direction to a cocked position, the second direction being generally perpendicular to the first direction, the depression of the activation mechanism in the first direction causing the plate spring to engage the lancet holder; and releasing the lancet holder, the release of the lancet holder allowing the lancet holder to move in a third direction to a puncture position, the third direction being opposite the second direction. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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Specification