Single use lancet device
First Claim
1. A single use lancet device comprising:
- a) a housing;
b) a lancet, said lancet including a piercing tip;
c) said lancet movably disposed in said housing and structured to move at least between a cocked orientation and a piercing orientation;
d) a driving assembly structured to move said lancet at least temporarily into said piercing orientation;
e) an actuation assembly structured to move between an actuated and an un-actuated orientation, movement of said actuation assembly into said actuated orientation resulting in said movement of said lancet into said piercing orientation; and
f) a restrictor assembly structured to substantially prevent said actuation assembly from moving out of said actuated orientation at least after said lancet has moved at least temporarily into said piercing orientation by said drive assembly.
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Abstract
A single use lancet device having a housing, a lancet with a piercing tip movably disposed in the housing and structured to move between a cocked orientation and a piercing orientation, and a driving assembly structured to move the lancet into the piercing orientation. A retention member and an engagement hub are further provided and structured to be cooperatively engaged with one another upon the lancet being disposed in the cocked orientation so as to maintain the lancet in the cocked orientation until released by an actuation assembly. Specifically, the actuation assembly is structured to move between an actuated and an un-actuated orientation, movement into the actuated orientation releasing the retention member and the engagement hub from their cooperative engagement with one another and thereby result in movement of the lancet into the piercing orientation. The device also includes a restrictor assembly structured to substantially prevent the actuation assembly from moving out of the actuated orientation, thereby preventing re-firing of the lancet utilizing the actuation assembly.
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18 Claims
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1. A single use lancet device comprising:
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a) a housing;
b) a lancet, said lancet including a piercing tip;
c) said lancet movably disposed in said housing and structured to move at least between a cocked orientation and a piercing orientation;
d) a driving assembly structured to move said lancet at least temporarily into said piercing orientation;
e) an actuation assembly structured to move between an actuated and an un-actuated orientation, movement of said actuation assembly into said actuated orientation resulting in said movement of said lancet into said piercing orientation; and
f) a restrictor assembly structured to substantially prevent said actuation assembly from moving out of said actuated orientation at least after said lancet has moved at least temporarily into said piercing orientation by said drive assembly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A single use lancet device comprising:
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a) a housing;
b) a lancet, said lancet including a piercing tip;
c) said lancet movably disposed in said housing and structured to move at least between a cocked orientation and a piercing orientation;
d) a driving assembly structured to move said lancet at least temporarily into said piercing orientation;
e) a retention member and an engagement hub, said engagement hub structured to be cooperatively engaged with said retention member at least upon said lancet being disposed in said cocked orientation so as to maintain said lancet in said cocked orientation until said retention member and said engagement hub are released from said cooperative engagement with one another;
f) an actuation assembly structured to move between an actuated and an un-actuated orientation, movement of said actuation assembly into said actuated orientation structured to release said retention member and said engagement hub from said cooperative engagement with one another and thereby result in movement of said lancet into said piercing orientation;
g) a restrictor assembly structured to substantially prevent said actuation assembly from moving out of said actuated orientation at least after said lancet has moved at least temporarily into said piercing orientation; and
h) said restrictor assembly includes an abutment structure cooperatively disposed between said housing and said actuation assembly, and structured to prevent said actuation assembly from moving into said un-actuated orientation after movement into said actuated orientation.
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