Lancing apparatus
First Claim
1. A lancing apparatus comprising:
- an apparatus body including a housing and a movable member for advancing a needle, the movable member being arranged movably in the housing;
a plurality of front end covers each for coming into contact with a portion to be lanced in lancing, the plurality of front end covers having different structures adapted for lancing different portions, the plurality of front end covers being removably attachable to a same portion of the apparatus body individually, one of the plurality of front end covers suitable for the portion to be lanced being selected in use for attachment to the apparatus body;
a suction mechanism for generating negative pressure in said one of the plurality of front end covers attached to the apparatus body; and
an operation member accommodating the housing,wherein the operation member is reciprocally movable axially of the housing relative to the housing, the suction mechanism being capable of adjusting the negative pressure for different values in accordance with number of times of the reciprocal movement of the operation member axially of the housing,wherein the movable member is provided with a first contact portion, whereas each of the plurality of front end covers is provided with a second contact portion for contacting the first contact portion for controlling movement of the movable member toward a front-end side,wherein lancing depth of the needle relative to the portion to be lanced is adjustable by selecting a contact position in the first contact portion or the second contact portion,wherein at least one of the first contact portion and the second contact portion includes a plurality of flat contact surfaces which differ from each other in distance from a front end surface of a selected front end cover when the front end cover is attached to the apparatus body.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a lancing apparatus (A) comprising an apparatus body (1) including a housing (5) and a movable member for advancing a needle (40b), the movable member being arranged movably in the housing (5), and a plurality of front end covers (2, 3) each for coming into contact with a portion to be lanced in lancing. Preferably, the plurality of front end covers (2, 3) have different structures adapted for lancing different portions and are removably attachable to a same portion of the apparatus body (1) individually. A suitable cover (2 or 3) for the portion to be lanced is selectable from the front end covers (2, 3), and the selected front end cover (2 or 3) is attached to the apparatus body (1) in use.
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Citations
20 Claims
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1. A lancing apparatus comprising:
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an apparatus body including a housing and a movable member for advancing a needle, the movable member being arranged movably in the housing; a plurality of front end covers each for coming into contact with a portion to be lanced in lancing, the plurality of front end covers having different structures adapted for lancing different portions, the plurality of front end covers being removably attachable to a same portion of the apparatus body individually, one of the plurality of front end covers suitable for the portion to be lanced being selected in use for attachment to the apparatus body; a suction mechanism for generating negative pressure in said one of the plurality of front end covers attached to the apparatus body; and an operation member accommodating the housing, wherein the operation member is reciprocally movable axially of the housing relative to the housing, the suction mechanism being capable of adjusting the negative pressure for different values in accordance with number of times of the reciprocal movement of the operation member axially of the housing, wherein the movable member is provided with a first contact portion, whereas each of the plurality of front end covers is provided with a second contact portion for contacting the first contact portion for controlling movement of the movable member toward a front-end side, wherein lancing depth of the needle relative to the portion to be lanced is adjustable by selecting a contact position in the first contact portion or the second contact portion, wherein at least one of the first contact portion and the second contact portion includes a plurality of flat contact surfaces which differ from each other in distance from a front end surface of a selected front end cover when the front end cover is attached to the apparatus body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A lancing apparatus with a lancing depth control function, which comprises:
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an apparatus body including a housing and a movable member for advancing a needle, the movable member being arranged movably in the housing; and a front end cover attachable to the apparatus body for contacting a portion to be lanced in lancing; wherein the movable member is provided with a first contact portion, whereas the front end cover is provided with a second contact portion for contacting the first contact portion for controlling movement of the movable member toward a front-end side, wherein a lancing depth of the needle relative to the portion to be lanced is adjustable by selecting a contact portion in the first contact portion or the second contact portion, wherein at least one of the first contact portion and the second contact portion includes a plurality of flat contact surfaces which differ from each other in distance from a front end surface of the front end cover when the front end cover is attached to the apparatus body, the plurality of flat contact surfaces being divided into groups each including cooperating ones of the plurality of flat contact surfaces, the cooperating ones of the plurality of flat contact surfaces being spaced from the front end surface of the front end cover by a same distance. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A lancing apparatus comprising:
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an apparatus body including a housing and a movable member for advancing a needle, the movable member being arranged in the housing; and a plurality of front end covers each for coming into contact with a portion to be lanced in lancing, the plurality of front end covers having different structures adapted for lancing different portions, the plurality of front end covers being removably attached to a same portion of the apparatus body individually; wherein one of the front end covers suitable for the portion to be lanced is selected in use for attachment to the apparatus body, wherein at least one of the front end covers is formed with a pressure adjuster for preventing application of negative pressure to the portion to be lanced, the pressure adjuster providing communication between an inside of said one of the front end covers and an outside of the lancing apparatus when said one of the front end covers is attached to the apparatus body. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A lancing apparatus with a lancing depth control function, which comprises:
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an apparatus body including a housing and a movable member for advancing a needle, the movable member being arranged movably in the housing; and a front end cover rotatably attached to the apparatus body for contacting a portion to be lanced in lancing; wherein the movable member is provided with a first contact portion, whereas the front end cover is provided with a second contact portion for contacting the first contact portion for controlling movement of the movable member toward a front-end side, wherein a lancing depth of the needle relative to the portion to be lanced is adjustable by selecting a contact portion in the first contact portion or the second contact portion, wherein at least one of the first contact portion and the second contact portion includes a plurality of flat contact surfaces which differ from each other in distance from a front end surface of the front end cover when the front end cover is attached to the apparatus body, wherein the selection of the contact portion in the first contact portion or the second contact portion is performed by rotating the front end cover relative to the apparatus body.
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Specification