SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING A LANCING DEVICE USING A SPRING WINDING FIXTURE
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1. A system for assembly of a lancing device, the lancing device comprising a carrier component and at least one spring to be mounted to the carrier component, the system comprising a disk for engaging at least a portion of the spring, and a drive mechanism for rotationally driving the disk, wherein the disk has a hardness selected to grip the spring and mount it onto the lancet carrier.
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Abstract
A system and method for assembling a lancing device, and a lancing device fabricated according to such a system or method. A rotating disk is applied to a spring component and/or to a carrier component of the lancing device to mount the spring onto the carrier component.
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- 1. A system for assembly of a lancing device, the lancing device comprising a carrier component and at least one spring to be mounted to the carrier component, the system comprising a disk for engaging at least a portion of the spring, and a drive mechanism for rotationally driving the disk, wherein the disk has a hardness selected to grip the spring and mount it onto the lancet carrier.
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10. A system for assembly of a device having a carrier component comprising a shaft and a retainer portion at an end of the shaft, and further comprising a spring mounted onto the shaft of the carrier component, the system comprising:
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a disk having an outer radial contact face comprising a material having a Shore A durometer of between about 35-95; and a motor coupled to the disk to rotationally drive the disk; wherein application of the spring against the contact face of the disk spins the spring over the retainer portion of the carrier component and onto its shaft. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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- 13. A method of assembly of a lancing device, the assembly method comprising applying a spring into partial assembly with a carrier component of a lancing device, engaging the spring with a rotating disk portion of a lancing device assembly system, and further assembling the spring onto the carrier component by operation of the rotating disk portion on the spring.
- 15. A lancing device comprising a carrier component and at least one spring, wherein the lancing device is assembled by installing the at least one spring onto the carrier component by winding the spring onto the carrier component using a rotating disk that is applied against at least a portion of the spring and/or against at least a portion of the carrier component.
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