LANCET
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Abstract
Lancet, in particular for a patient'"'"'s skin puncturing device for collecting a blood sample for diagnostic purposes, is comprised of the body (1) made of plastic material, in which the needle (2) is coaxially fixed. the tip (3) of the needle (2) is covered by the sheath (4) moulded together with the body (1) and breakably connected therewith. The lancet has additional coaxial with the body (1) and the sheath (4) the guiding member, which is slidably mounted on the guiding member, which is slidably mounted on the guiding segment (5) of the body (1) and is immovably affixed to the sheath (4). The lancet, according to the present invention, insures the required sterility of the tip (3) of the needle (2) and, simultaneously, precludes the tip (3), in particular, in case of the needle of small diameter, from damage during the removal of the sheath (4) from the needle tip (3) before use of the lancet.
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19 Claims
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1-5. -5. (canceled)
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6. A lancet for collecting from a patient a blood sample for diagnostic purposes, the lancet comprising:
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a body; a needle coaxially fixed within the body, wherein a tip of the needle extends out of a distal end of the body; a sheath covering the tip of the needle; and a guiding member that is slidably mounted over the sheath and engaged with the sheath, wherein the body defines a guiding segment at the distal end, wherein the guiding member is slidably mounted on the guiding segment, and wherein the guiding member is coaxial with the body. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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