Lancet assembly
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1. A lancet assembly including an ejector assembly, the ejector assembly comprising:
- a base member;
a spring member coupled to the base member and extending therefrom; and
at least one flap extending from the base member toward the spring member substantially adjacent the spring member, the flap being separated from the spring member by a gap, said flap acting as an entanglement preventative means whereby said flap substantially prevents foreign objects from becoming entangled with the spring member during handling of the ejector assembly before assembly of the ejector assembly into the lancet assembly.
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Abstract
There is provided a blade type lancet assembly of which sterile condition is readily to be kept.
A lancet assembly is composed of a lancet structure and a holder which is combined with the lancet structure, the lancet structure includes a lancet member having a pricking member and an ejector which ejects the lancet member, and an exposed portion of the pricking member is covered with a resin.
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1. A lancet assembly including an ejector assembly, the ejector assembly comprising:
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a base member; a spring member coupled to the base member and extending therefrom; and at least one flap extending from the base member toward the spring member substantially adjacent the spring member, the flap being separated from the spring member by a gap, said flap acting as an entanglement preventative means whereby said flap substantially prevents foreign objects from becoming entangled with the spring member during handling of the ejector assembly before assembly of the ejector assembly into the lancet assembly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A lancet assembly including a lancet structure and a holder for at least partially enclosing the lancet structure, the lancet structure comprising:
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a lancet member; a blade coupled to the lancet member; an ejector operable to move the lancet member relative to the holder to extend the blade from the holder in an ejection direction; a molded resin cover covering an exposed portion of the blade; and a notch in the resin cover at a position at which the resin cover is breakable to expose the exposed portion of the blade when the resin cover is pulled in the ejection direction, the notch being of a depth such that it does not interfere with the sterility of the blade. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for assembling a lancet assembly having a lancet structure and a holder having a cavity, the lancet structure including an ejector, a lancet body, a sterile pricking member and a cover over the pricking member, the lancet assembly having an ejection axis along which the pricking member is ejected through the holder during use, said method comprising the steps of:
- holding the holder, inserting the lancet structure into the holder substantially along the ejection axis such that a portion of the cover over the sterile pricking member extends partially through an ejection opening in a wall of the holder.
- View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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