Lancet Assembly
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1. A lancet assembly comprising a lancet and a lancet case that houses a portion of the former, whereinthe lancet is a molded article of a resin consisting of a lancet body, a lancet cap and a pricking member made of a metal, with the pricking member being disposed in the lancet body and the lancet cap while straddling over these members, and the distal end portion of the pricking member being enclosed by the lancet cap;
- the lancet body has a protruding portion and a stopper located behind the protruding portion;
the lancet case comprises a case body having a front end opening and a rear end opening, and a pair of wings (or arms) disposed on opposing side surfaces of the case body (hence the wings extend along the side surfaces of the lancet case and define a portions of the side surfaces of the lancet case); 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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In a lancet assembly including a lancet 200 and a lancet case 100 that houses a portion of the former,
- the lancet is a molded article of a resin consisting of a lancet body 204, a lancet cap 206 and a pricking member 210 made of a metal, with the pricking member being disposed in the lancet body and the lancet cap while straddling over these members, and the distal end portion of the pricking member being enclosed by the lancet cap;
- the lancet body has a protruding portion 212 and a stopper 213 located behind the protruding portion;
- the lancet case includes a case body having a front end opening and a rear end opening, and a pair of wings disposed on opposing side surfaces of the case body; and
- each wing has an abutting portion 122 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 abutting portion receives a force acting outward, the wing elastically splays outward with the force.
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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 is a molded article of a resin consisting of a lancet body, a lancet cap and a pricking member made of a metal, with the pricking member being disposed in the lancet body and the lancet cap while straddling over these members, and the distal end portion of the pricking member being enclosed by the lancet cap; -
the lancet body has a protruding portion and a stopper located behind the protruding portion; the lancet case comprises a case body having a front end opening and a rear end opening, and a pair of wings (or arms) disposed on opposing side surfaces of the case body (hence the wings extend along the side surfaces of the lancet case and define a portions of the side surfaces of the lancet case); 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, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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