Vacuum assisted auto-lancing device
First Claim
1. A vacuum assisted auto-lancing device, comprising:
- a housing having a body, the body being partitioned into a first chamber and a second chamber by a first partition plate, with a lever hole provided on an outer periphery of the first chamber at a position adjacent to a first end of the first chamber, and a locking protrusion vertically protruding from a position around the lever hole;
an actuating lever, comprising;
an actuating switch seated on the lever hole, and having at a lower portion thereof first and second actuating steps which pass through the lever hole;
a switch cap covering the actuating switch; and
a switch cover locking the actuating switch and the switch cap to a predetermined position of the body;
a holding unit, comprising;
a first stem coupled at a first end thereof to an inner periphery of the first chamber, a second end of the first stein being exposed to an outside of the first chamber;
a second stem integrally coupled to the first end of the first stem and placed in the first chamber; and
a stem cap to close a first end of the second stem;
a trigger comprising;
a first trigger unit disposed at a position in the first and second stems, and activated by a first actuating step, with a lancet holder holding a lancet and being secured to an end of the first trigger unit which extends to the first stem; and
a second trigger unit rotatably mounted to cover both sides and a top of the second stem, and activated by a second actuating step;
a blood collecting unit, comprising;
an adjusting screw positioned at the first end of the first chamber and rotatably secured to the first stem;
an adjusting slider fastened to the adjusting screw; and
an end cap mounted to the first stem; and
a vacuum unit, comprising;
a plunger placed to reciprocate in the second chamber, and selectively passing through the first partition plate to engage with the second trigger unit; and
a body cap to lock the plunger to the second chamber.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a vacuum assisted auto-lancing device. The device includes a housing (200) having a body (210) which has a lever hole. An actuating lever (300) includes an actuating switch (310) seated on the lever hole and having first and second actuating steps, a switch cap (320), and a switch cover (330). The device also includes a holding unit (400) having a first stem (410), a second stem (430), and a stem cap (450). A trigger (500) has a first trigger unit activated by the first actuating step, and a second trigger unit activated by the second actuating step. A lancet holder (524) holding a lancet (522) is secured to an end of the first trigger unit. The device includes a blood collecting unit (600) having an adjusting screw, an adjusting slider, and an end cap, and a vacuum unit (700) having a plunger and a body cap.
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1. A vacuum assisted auto-lancing device, comprising:
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a housing having a body, the body being partitioned into a first chamber and a second chamber by a first partition plate, with a lever hole provided on an outer periphery of the first chamber at a position adjacent to a first end of the first chamber, and a locking protrusion vertically protruding from a position around the lever hole; an actuating lever, comprising; an actuating switch seated on the lever hole, and having at a lower portion thereof first and second actuating steps which pass through the lever hole; a switch cap covering the actuating switch; and a switch cover locking the actuating switch and the switch cap to a predetermined position of the body; a holding unit, comprising; a first stem coupled at a first end thereof to an inner periphery of the first chamber, a second end of the first stein being exposed to an outside of the first chamber; a second stem integrally coupled to the first end of the first stem and placed in the first chamber; and a stem cap to close a first end of the second stem; a trigger comprising; a first trigger unit disposed at a position in the first and second stems, and activated by a first actuating step, with a lancet holder holding a lancet and being secured to an end of the first trigger unit which extends to the first stem; and a second trigger unit rotatably mounted to cover both sides and a top of the second stem, and activated by a second actuating step; a blood collecting unit, comprising; an adjusting screw positioned at the first end of the first chamber and rotatably secured to the first stem; an adjusting slider fastened to the adjusting screw; and an end cap mounted to the first stem; and a vacuum unit, comprising; a plunger placed to reciprocate in the second chamber, and selectively passing through the first partition plate to engage with the second trigger unit; and a body cap to lock the plunger to the second chamber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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