LANCING DEVICES
First Claim
1. A lancing device comprising an outer housing (10, 11), a drive shaft (20) disposed in the housing for movement between a rearward and a forward position, said drive shaft having a lancet holder (22) at its forward end for receiving in use a lancet (24), a drive spring urging (28) said drive shaft in a forward direction, a latch arrangement (30, 34) for latching said drive shaft in a rearward cocked position with the drive spring energised, a trigger (18) for unlatching said drive shaft from its rearward position, and a cocking/ejecting element having an externally accessible manually operable portion (62) and being arranged to be moveable in the rearward direction to cock the drive shaft, the cocking/ejecting element (66) further being operable (82) to eject a lancet from the lancet holder.
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Abstract
A lancet device includes a main body in which is located a lancet drive shaft 20 having a lancet holder 22 at its front end. A front housing flap 12 is hinged to the front of the main body portion and opens to allow insertion/withdrawal of a lancet. A multi-function cocking/ejection element 16 is operable both to cock the drive shaft prior to firing and to eject a lancet from the lancet holder after firing. The cock/eject element also unlatches the front flap 12.
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- 1. A lancing device comprising an outer housing (10, 11), a drive shaft (20) disposed in the housing for movement between a rearward and a forward position, said drive shaft having a lancet holder (22) at its forward end for receiving in use a lancet (24), a drive spring urging (28) said drive shaft in a forward direction, a latch arrangement (30, 34) for latching said drive shaft in a rearward cocked position with the drive spring energised, a trigger (18) for unlatching said drive shaft from its rearward position, and a cocking/ejecting element having an externally accessible manually operable portion (62) and being arranged to be moveable in the rearward direction to cock the drive shaft, the cocking/ejecting element (66) further being operable (82) to eject a lancet from the lancet holder.
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14. A lancing device having a main body portion (10, 11) and a moveable portion moveable (12) to a position allowing in use insertion and/or removal of a disposable lancet (24), wherein said device includes a bias element for biasing movement of said moveable portion.
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15. A lancing device having a main body portion (10, 11) and a moveable portion moveable (12) to a position allowing in use insertion and/or removal of a disposable lancet (24), wherein said device includes damping means for damping movement of said moveable portion.
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