Lancet device for puncturing the skin
First Claim
1. A lancet device for puncturing the skin of mammals, said lancet device comprising:
- a bushing having a grip portion and opposite said grip portion a free end defining a plane;
an insert axially slidably connected within said bushing, said insert having a first and a second end, said first end having a grip element and said second end having a projecting lancet with a tip for puncturing the skin; and
said grip element comprising a diaphragm with a preset pressure point in the form of a spring-elastic body having a concave cross-section, wherein in an initial state of said diaphragm the outer convex curvature is axially outward relative to said bushing and, upon surpassing said pressure point of said diaphragm with an axially directed force in the direction toward said free end of said bushing, said lancet is released via said insert with a preset impulse and penetrates said plane defined by said free end to puncture the skin.
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Abstract
A lancet device for puncturing the skin of mammals, especially humans, has a bushing with a grip portion and opposite the grip portion a free end defining a plane. An insert is axially slidably connected within the bushing. The insert has a first and a second end, with the first end having a grip element and the second end having a projecting lancet with a tip for puncturing the skin. The grip element comprises a diaphragm with a preset pressure point, and upon surpassing the pressure point of the diaphragm with an axially directed force in the direction toward the free end of the bushing, the lancet is released with a preset impulse via the insert and penetrates the plane defined by the free end to puncture the skin.
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13 Claims
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1. A lancet device for puncturing the skin of mammals, said lancet device comprising:
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a bushing having a grip portion and opposite said grip portion a free end defining a plane; an insert axially slidably connected within said bushing, said insert having a first and a second end, said first end having a grip element and said second end having a projecting lancet with a tip for puncturing the skin; and said grip element comprising a diaphragm with a preset pressure point in the form of a spring-elastic body having a concave cross-section, wherein in an initial state of said diaphragm the outer convex curvature is axially outward relative to said bushing and, upon surpassing said pressure point of said diaphragm with an axially directed force in the direction toward said free end of said bushing, said lancet is released via said insert with a preset impulse and penetrates said plane defined by said free end to puncture the skin. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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