Lancet device
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1. A lancet device comprising:
- a digit-constricting member;
a first barrel movably and operatively coupled with said digit-constricting member;
a second barrel attached to said first barrel;
a biasing element attached to said second barrel; and
a lancet attached to said biasing element.
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Abstract
A lancet device that includes an adjustable digit-constricting member movably and operatively coupled with an outer (first) barrel. An inner (second) barrel, rigidly mounted inside the outer barrel, houses a biasing element attached thereto as well as a lancet attached to the biasing element.
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21 Claims
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1. A lancet device comprising:
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a digit-constricting member; a first barrel movably and operatively coupled with said digit-constricting member; a second barrel attached to said first barrel; a biasing element attached to said second barrel; and a lancet attached to said biasing element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A disposable lancet device for drawing blood from a finger, said disposable lancet device comprising:
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an outer barrel having a proximal end and a distal end; an inner barrel having a proximal end and a closed distal end, said inner barrel concentrically disposed inside said outer barrel and rigidly interconnected therewith; a spring having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of said spring attached at the closed distal end inside said inner barrel; a lancet attached to the distal end of said spring; and finger-and-lancet control means, movably and operatively coupled with said outer barrel, for constricting said finger and for discharging said lancet to make an incision in said finger. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A disposable, single-use, pre-armed lancet device for drawing blood from a finger by making an incision therein, said incision having a controlled depth, said lancet device comprising:
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an outer barrel having a pair of helical slots formed therealong, an open proximal end, and an open distal end; a lancet comprising a needle mounted in a needle holder, said needle holder having at least one protuberance, said needle having a length; an inner barrel having an open proximal end, a closed distal end, a retaining catch, and at least one longitudinal slot, said at least one protuberance movably disposed in said at least one longitudinal slot, said inner barrel concentrically disposed inside said outer barrel, the proximal ends of said inner and outer barrels being rigidly interconnected, the open distal end of said inner barrel having a first snap-fit element; a spring having a proximal end and a distal end, said spring and said lancet located inside said inner barrel, the proximal end of said spring attached to the closed distal end of said inner barrel, the distal end of said spring attached to said needle holder; a finger-and-lancet control means, movably and operatively coupled with said outer barrel, for constricting said finger and for discharging said lancet to make an incision in said finger, said control means including a tourniquet member and a trigger member, said trigger member concentrically and movably disposed between said outer barrel and said inner barrel, said trigger member having a pair of protuberances each disposed within one of said pair of helical slots and movably engaging therewith; and an end-cap having a thickness, a second snap-fit element, at least one peripheral cut-out to accommodate said trigger member, and a centrally-located aperture sized to allow said needle to momentarily protrude therethrough to make said incision, said controlled depth of said incision being determined by the length of said needle and by the thickness of said end-cap, said end-cap rotationally attached to the distal end of said inner barrel by interlocking of said first and second snap-fit elements, said pair of protuberances unable to disengage said pair of helical slots at the distal end of said outer barrel due to said end-cap being attached to said inner barrel. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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