Collapsible lancing device
First Claim
1. A lancing device for use with a removable lancet having a sharp tip, comprising:
- a housing having a longitudinal axis, a first housing end having an opening, a second housing end and an interior space in which the lancet can be received;
a handle having a longitudinal axis, a first handle end and a second handle end, the handle connected to the housing at a location proximate both the second housing end and the second handle end for movement between a storage position where the first housing end is adjacent to the first handle end, the second housing end is adjacent the second handle end and the longitudinal axis of the housing and the longitudinal axis of the handle are parallel, and a use position, wherein the first housing end is located opposite the first handle end, the second housing end is adjacent the second handle end and the longitudinal axis of the housing and the longitudinal axis of the handle are parallel; and
a tray that is receivable within the opening and on which the lancet can be removably retained and that is extendable from the opening such that the lancet can be accessed outside of the housing.
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Abstract
A lancing device for use with a removable lancet having a sharp tip. The lancet includes a housing. The lancing device can include a handle connected to the housing for movement between a storage position, where the housing and handle are configured to be compactly stowed, and a use position, where the housing and handle are configured to be grasped by a user to perform the piercing operation. The lancing device can include an opening formed in the housing and a tray that is moveable with respect to the housing between an open position, where the lancet can be installed on or removed from the tray, and a closed position, where the lancet can be utilized to perform a piercing operation. The lancing device can include a structure moveable with respect to the housing between a first position, where a first piercing aperture is defined, and a second position, where a second piercing aperture is defined, where the second piercing aperture is larger than the first piercing aperture.
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17 Claims
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1. A lancing device for use with a removable lancet having a sharp tip, comprising:
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a housing having a longitudinal axis, a first housing end having an opening, a second housing end and an interior space in which the lancet can be received; a handle having a longitudinal axis, a first handle end and a second handle end, the handle connected to the housing at a location proximate both the second housing end and the second handle end for movement between a storage position where the first housing end is adjacent to the first handle end, the second housing end is adjacent the second handle end and the longitudinal axis of the housing and the longitudinal axis of the handle are parallel, and a use position, wherein the first housing end is located opposite the first handle end, the second housing end is adjacent the second handle end and the longitudinal axis of the housing and the longitudinal axis of the handle are parallel; and a tray that is receivable within the opening and on which the lancet can be removably retained and that is extendable from the opening such that the lancet can be accessed outside of the housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A lancing device for use with a removable lancet having a sharp tip, comprising:
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a housing having an opening at a first end; a tray that is receivable within the opening and on which the lancet can be removably retained, the tray moveable with respect to the housing between an open position, where the lancet can be installed on or removed from the tray, and a closed position, where the lancet can be utilized to perform a piercing operation; a first piercing aperture through which the sharp tip protrudes during lancing formed through an end wall of the tray, wherein the end wall of the tray substantially occupies the opening of the housing when the tray is in the closed position; and a handle connected to the housing for movement between a storage position and a use position, where the housing and the handle cooperate to define a first length and one width in the storage position and a second length longer than the first length with the one width in the use position. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A lancing device for use with a removable lancet having a sharp tip, comprising:
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a housing having an opening at a first end; a tray that is receivable within the opening and on which the lancet can be removably retained, the tray moveable with respect to the housing between an open position, where the lancet can be installed on or removed from the tray, and a closed position, where the lancet can be utilized to perform a piercing operation; a handle connected to the housing for movement between a storage position, where the housing and handle form a first length, and a use position, where the housing and handle form a second length longer than the first length; and a structure connected to an end wall of the tray for movement between a first position, where the end wall and the structure cooperate to define a first piercing aperture through which the sharp tip protrudes, and a second position, where the end wall and the structure cooperate to define a second piercing aperture through which the sharp tip protrudes, the second piercing aperture larger than the first piercing aperture. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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