Disposable or single-use lancet device and method
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1. A single-use lancet device, comprising:
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a skin engaging member being movable with respect to the body and comprising a lancet opening through which a lancet needle extends;
a holding member movably mounted within the body and comprising a front end and a rear end;
the holding member being movable at least between a retracted position and an extended position;
a first stop surface that moves with the skin engaging member; and
a second stop surface that moves with the holding member,wherein movement of the skin engaging member from an initial position to a triggering position causes the holding member to move towards the extended position,wherein, once caused to move to the extended position, the holding member is prevented from moving back to the retracted position, andwherein after a triggering of the lancet device, the skin engaging member is caused to automatically move towards a retracted position and thereby prevent reuse of the single-use lancet device.
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Abstract
Single-use lancet device includes a body. A movable skin engaging member is at least partially disposed inside the body and includes a lancet opening through which a lancet needle extends. A holding member can move at least between a retracted position and an extended position. The skin engaging member is structured and arranged to retract into the body. This Abstract is not intended to define the invention disclosed in the specification, nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way.
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65 Claims
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1. A single-use lancet device, comprising:
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a body; a skin engaging member being movable with respect to the body and comprising a lancet opening through which a lancet needle extends; a holding member movably mounted within the body and comprising a front end and a rear end; the holding member being movable at least between a retracted position and an extended position; a first stop surface that moves with the skin engaging member; and a second stop surface that moves with the holding member, wherein movement of the skin engaging member from an initial position to a triggering position causes the holding member to move towards the extended position, wherein, once caused to move to the extended position, the holding member is prevented from moving back to the retracted position, and wherein after a triggering of the lancet device, the skin engaging member is caused to automatically move towards a retracted position and thereby prevent reuse of the single-use lancet device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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54. A single-use lancet device, comprising:
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a body; a skin engaging member being at least partially disposed inside the body and comprising a lancet opening through which a lancet needle extends; a holding member movably mounted within the body and comprising a front end and a rear end; the holding member being movable at least between a retracted position and an extended position; a first stop surface that moves with the skin engaging member; and a second stop surface that moves with the holding member, wherein movement of the skin engaging member from an initial position to a triggering position automatically causes the holding member to move towards the extended position, and wherein after a triggering of the lancet device, the skin engaging member is caused to automatically move towards a retracted position and thereby prevent reuse of the single-use lancet device. - View Dependent Claims (55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
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60. A single-use lancet device, comprising:
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a body; a non-rotatably and slidably mounted skin engaging member being at least partially disposed inside the body; the skin engaging member comprising a lancet opening through which a lancet needle extends; a holding member movably mounted within the body and comprising a front end and a rear end; and the holding member being movable at least between a retracted position and an extended position, wherein movement of the skin engaging member further into the body automatically causes the holding member to move towards the extended position, and wherein after a triggering of the lancet device, the skin engaging member is caused to automatically move towards a retracted position and thereby prevent reuse of the single-use lancet device.
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61. A single use or disposable lancet device, comprising:
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a body; a movable skin engaging member being at least partially disposed inside the body and comprising a lancet opening through which a lancet needle extends; and a holding member which can move at least between a retracted position and an extended position, wherein the skin engaging member is structured and arranged to retract into the body, and wherein after a triggering of the lancet device, the skin engaging member is caused to automatically move by the holding member towards a retracted position and thereby prevent reuse of the single-use or disposable lancet device.
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62. A lancet device, comprising:
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a body; a skin engaging member structured and arranged to cause triggering of the lancet device and prevent reuse of the lancet device; a lancet opening through which a lancet needle extends; a holding member which can move at least between a retracted position and an extended position; the holding member being structured and arranged to cause the skin engaging member to move further into the body from a triggering position after the lancet device is triggered; and at least one of; at least after the holding member moves to the extended position, the skin engaging member is covered by at least one of an outer sleeve and a portion of the body; at least after triggering of the lancet device, a front edge of at least one of an outer sleeve and a portion of the body extends forwardly of a skin contact surface of the skin engaging member; at least after the holding member moves to the extended position, the skin engaging member is covered by at least one of an inner sleeve and a portion of the body; and at least after triggering of the lancet device, a front edge of at least one of an inner sleeve and a portion of the body extends forwardly of a skin contact surface of the skin engaging member.
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63. A single-use lancet device, comprising:
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a body; a holding member movably mounted within the body; a skin engaging member comprising a lancet opening, having, in an initial position, one portion arranged in the body and another portion arranged outside the body, and being configured to prevent reuse of the single-use lancet device, wherein the single-use lancet device is triggered by movement of the skin engaging member to a triggering position from the initial position, and wherein the holding member is structured and arranged to cause the skin engaging member to move further into the body from the triggering position after the lancet device is triggered.
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64. A single-use lancet device, comprising:
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a body; a skin engaging member being movable with respect to the body and comprising a lancet opening through which a lancet needle extends; a holding member movably mounted within the body and comprising a front end and a rear end; the holding member being movable at least between a retracted position and an extended position; a first stop surface that moves with the skin engaging member; and a second stop surface that moves with the holding member, wherein movement of the skin engaging member from an initial position to a triggering position causes the holding member to move towards the extended position, wherein, once caused to move to the extended position, the holding member is prevented from moving back to the retracted position, wherein after a triggering of the lancet device, the skin engaging member is caused to automatically move towards a retracted position, and wherein, once caused to move to the triggering position, the skin engaging member is prevented from moving back to the initial position.
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65. A single-use lancet device, comprising:
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a body; a skin engaging member being at least partially disposed inside the body and comprising a lancet opening through which a lancet needle extends; a holding member movably mounted within the body and comprising a front end and a rear end; the holding member being movable at least between a retracted position and an extended position; a first stop surface that moves with the skin engaging member; and a second stop surface that moves with the holding member, wherein movement of the skin engaging member from an initial position to a triggering position automatically causes the holding member to move towards the extended position, wherein after a triggering of the lancet device, the skin engaging member is caused to automatically move towards a retracted position, and wherein, once caused to move to the triggering position, the skin engaging member is prevented from moving back to the initial position.
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