Blood sampling device with adjustable end cap
First Claim
1. A blood sampling device, comprising:
- a housing (12) having a reference mark (78) disposed thereon;
an end cap (60) adapted to be connected to said housing (12), said end cap (60) having a plurality of position marks (80) disposed thereon, each of said position marks (80) being spaced from one another about the periphery of said end cap (60);
a lancet (32) which is movable in a lancing direction between a retracted position in which said lancet (32) does not extend outside of said end cap (60) and an extended position; and
an actuator mechanism disposed in said housing (12) for causing said lancet (32) to move from said retracted position to said extended position,said end cap (60) being rotatable with respect to said housing (12) between a plurality of different angular positions including a first angular position in which a first of said position marks (80) disposed on said end cap (60) is aligned with said reference mark (78) disposed on said housing (12) and a second angular position in which a second of said position marks (80) disposed on said end cap (60) is aligned with said reference mark (78) disposed on said housing (12),said end cap (60) being adapted to slide onto said housing (12) in a direction parallel to said lancing direction from a removed position in which said end cap (60) is separated from said housing (12) and in which said end cap (60) may occupy any angular orientation relative to said housing (12) to a secured position in which said end cap (60) is securely attached to said housing (12),wherein said end cap (60) has an internal periphery and wherein said blood sampling device additionally comprises a plurality of angled slots (74) disposed about the entire internal periphery of said end cap (60).
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Abstract
A blood sampling device (10) is provided with a housing (12), an end cap (60) adapted to be connected to the housing (12), and a lancet (32) which is movable in a lancing direction between a retracted position in which the lancet (32) does not extend outside of the end cap (60) and an extended position in which the lancet (32) is adapted to make a puncture having a depth. The blood sampling device (10) includes an actuator mechanism for causing the lancet (32) to move from the retracted position to the extended position and an attachment mechanism for allowing the end cap (60) to be securely attached to the housing (12) by moving the end cap (60) in a direction parallel to the lancing direction from a removed position in which the end cap (60) is separated from the housing (12) to a secured position in which the end cap (60) is securely attached to the housing (12) and a mechanism for adjusting the puncture depth of the lancet (32).
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17 Claims
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1. A blood sampling device, comprising:
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a housing (12) having a reference mark (78) disposed thereon; an end cap (60) adapted to be connected to said housing (12), said end cap (60) having a plurality of position marks (80) disposed thereon, each of said position marks (80) being spaced from one another about the periphery of said end cap (60); a lancet (32) which is movable in a lancing direction between a retracted position in which said lancet (32) does not extend outside of said end cap (60) and an extended position; and an actuator mechanism disposed in said housing (12) for causing said lancet (32) to move from said retracted position to said extended position, said end cap (60) being rotatable with respect to said housing (12) between a plurality of different angular positions including a first angular position in which a first of said position marks (80) disposed on said end cap (60) is aligned with said reference mark (78) disposed on said housing (12) and a second angular position in which a second of said position marks (80) disposed on said end cap (60) is aligned with said reference mark (78) disposed on said housing (12), said end cap (60) being adapted to slide onto said housing (12) in a direction parallel to said lancing direction from a removed position in which said end cap (60) is separated from said housing (12) and in which said end cap (60) may occupy any angular orientation relative to said housing (12) to a secured position in which said end cap (60) is securely attached to said housing (12), wherein said end cap (60) has an internal periphery and wherein said blood sampling device additionally comprises a plurality of angled slots (74) disposed about the entire internal periphery of said end cap (60). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A blood sampling device, comprising:
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a housing (12) having a reference mark (78) disposed thereon; an end cap (60) adapted to be connected to said housing (12), said end cap (60) having a plurality of position marks (80) disposed thereon, each of said position marks (80) being spaced from one another about the periphery of said end cap (60); a lancet (32) which is movable in a lancing direction between a retracted position in which said lancet (32) does not extend outside of said end cap (60) and an extended position; and an actuator mechanism disposed in said housing (12) for causing said lancet (32) to move from said retracted position to said extended position, said end cap (60) being rotatable with respect to said housing (12) between a plurality of different angular positions including a first angular position in which a first of said position marks (80) disposed on said end cap (60) is aligned with said reference mark (78) disposed on said housing (12) and a second angular position in which a second of said position marks (80) disposed on said end cap (60) is aligned with said reference mark (78) disposed on said housing (12), said end cap (60) being adapted to slide directly onto said housing (12) without angular rotation of said end cap (60) relative to said housing (12) in a direction parallel to said lancing direction from a removed position in which said end cap (60) is separated from said housing (12) and in which said end cap (60) may occupy any angular orientation relative to said housing (12) to a secured position in which said end cap (60) is securely attached to said housing (12), said end cap (60) having an interior portion with an angled slot (74) disposed within said interior portion, wherein said end cap (60) has an internal periphery and wherein said blood sampling device additionally comprises a plurality of angled slots (74) disposed about the internal periphery of said end cap (60). - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A blood sampling device, comprising:
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a housing (12); an end cap (60) adapted to be connected to said housing (12); a lancet (32) which is movable in a lancing direction between a retracted position in which said lancet (32) does not extend outside of said end cap (60) and an extended position in which said lancet (32) is adapted to make a puncture having a depth; an actuator mechanism disposed in said housing (12) for causing said lancet (32) to move from said retracted position to said extended position; attachment means for allowing said end cap (60) to be securely attached to said housing (12) by moving said end cap (60), without rotation of said end cap (60) relative to said housing (12), in a direction parallel to said lancing direction from a removed position in which said end cap (60) is separated from said housing (12) and in which said end cap (60) may occupy any angular orientation relative to said housing (12) to a secured position in which said end cap (60) is securely attached to said housing (12); and means for adjusting said puncture depth of said lancet (32), said adjusting means comprising a plurality of angled slots (74) disposed about an internal periphery of said end cap (60). - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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