Lancet Assembly
First Claim
1. A lancet assembly comprising a lancet and a lancet case that houses a portion of the former, whereinthe lancet comprises a lancet body, a lancet cap and a pricking member made of a metal;
- the lancet is a resin molded article in which the pricking member is disposed in the lancet body and the lancet cap while straddling over these members, the distal end portion of the pricking member is enclosed by the lancet cap, and the lancet cap and the lancet body are connected together through a weakened portion;
the lancet body has a protruding portion;
the lancet case comprises a case body, and wings disposed on both side surfaces of the case body; and
each wing has a stopper that protrudes inward between its front end portion and its rear end portion, the front end portion is connected to the case body and the rear end portion is left free and, as a result, when the stopper receives a force acting outward, the wing elastically splays outward with the force.
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Abstract
In a lancet assembly 100 including a lancet 200 which includes lancet 200 including a lancet body 204, a lancet cap 206 and a pricking member 210 made of a metal as well as a lancet case 102 that houses a portion of the lancet, the lancet body has a protruding portion 212, the lancet case has a case body 114 and wings 116 which are present on the both sides of the lancet case, each wing has a stopper 122 that protrudes inward between its front end portion 118 and its rear end portion 120, the front end portion is connected to the case body and the rear end portion is left free, and as a result, when the wing receives a force acting outward, the wing elastically splays outward.
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1. A lancet assembly comprising a lancet and a lancet case that houses a portion of the former, wherein
the lancet comprises a lancet body, a lancet cap and a pricking member made of a metal; -
the lancet is a resin molded article in which the pricking member is disposed in the lancet body and the lancet cap while straddling over these members, the distal end portion of the pricking member is enclosed by the lancet cap, and the lancet cap and the lancet body are connected together through a weakened portion; the lancet body has a protruding portion; the lancet case comprises a case body, and wings disposed on both side surfaces of the case body; and each wing has a stopper that protrudes inward between its front end portion and its rear end portion, the front end portion is connected to the case body and the rear end portion is left free and, as a result, when the stopper receives a force acting outward, the wing elastically splays outward with the force. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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