Lancet removal tool
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1. A system comprising:
- a lancet device;
at least one lancet for use with the lancet device and removable therefrom; and
a tool for removing the at least one lancet from the lancet device, the tool comprising a hollow body having an expandable opening at a distal end thereof defined by at least one resilient wall portion, wherein the opening is outwardly expandable from an unexpanded condition to an expanded condition under the resilient action of the at least one resilient wall portion, wherein a transverse dimension of the opening is smaller than a transverse dimension of the lancet when in the unexpanded condition and encases the transverse dimension of the lancet when in the expanded condition, and wherein the tool comprises a removable cap at a proximal end of the hollow body.
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Abstract
A lancet removal tool 26 comprises an elongate hollow body 28 having an opening 32 at one end. The opening 32 is bounded by resilient fingers 36 which can flex to expand the opening 32 to engage the body 16 of the lancet 14. Withdrawal of the tool 26 after engagement with the lancet body 16 causes the lancet 14 to be removed from the lancet device. Subsequently, the lancet 14 can be moved from the opening 32 into the interior of the tool 26. The tool 26 and the removal procedure enables lancets 14 to be removed without risk of injury or infection from contact with the contaminated needle 18 of the lancet 14.
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1. A system comprising:
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a lancet device; at least one lancet for use with the lancet device and removable therefrom; and a tool for removing the at least one lancet from the lancet device, the tool comprising a hollow body having an expandable opening at a distal end thereof defined by at least one resilient wall portion, wherein the opening is outwardly expandable from an unexpanded condition to an expanded condition under the resilient action of the at least one resilient wall portion, wherein a transverse dimension of the opening is smaller than a transverse dimension of the lancet when in the unexpanded condition and encases the transverse dimension of the lancet when in the expanded condition, and wherein the tool comprises a removable cap at a proximal end of the hollow body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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