Lancet device with combined trigger and cocking mechanism and method
First Claim
1. A lancet device comprising:
- a skin engaging surface that includes a lancet opening through which a lancet needle of a replaceable and removable lancet may extend;
a holding member retaining therein the lancet;
the lancet being movably guided along a linear direction; and
a combined triggering and cocking system structured and arranged to move the lancet to a retracted position during a cocking phase and to cause the lancet to move to an extended position during a triggering phase, the combined triggering and cocking system allowing both triggering and cocking of the lancet device by a single user motion,wherein the combined triggering and cocking system comprises at least one member linearly movably mounted to a sidewall, the at least one member having a portion that protrudes outside of the sidewall, being movable relative to the sidewall from an original position to a triggering position, and having a portion which moves linearly from one side of an imaginary line defined by the linear direction to another side thereof during the cocking and triggering phases, andwherein the holding member is movable back to an original position after triggering of the lancet device.
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Abstract
Lancet device including a skin engaging end that includes a lancet opening through which a lancet needle may extend, a movably mounted holding member configured to receive a lancet, and a combined triggering and cocking system structured and arranged to move the holding member to a retracted position during a cocking phase and to cause the holding member to move to an extended position during a triggering phase. A method of puncturing a surface of skin using the lancet device includes disposing the skin engaging end against a user'"'"'s skin and manually activating the combined triggering and cocking system. 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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54 Claims
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1. A lancet device comprising:
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a skin engaging surface that includes a lancet opening through which a lancet needle of a replaceable and removable lancet may extend; a holding member retaining therein the lancet; the lancet being movably guided along a linear direction; and a combined triggering and cocking system structured and arranged to move the lancet to a retracted position during a cocking phase and to cause the lancet to move to an extended position during a triggering phase, the combined triggering and cocking system allowing both triggering and cocking of the lancet device by a single user motion, wherein the combined triggering and cocking system comprises at least one member linearly movably mounted to a sidewall, the at least one member having a portion that protrudes outside of the sidewall, being movable relative to the sidewall from an original position to a triggering position, and having a portion which moves linearly from one side of an imaginary line defined by the linear direction to another side thereof during the cocking and triggering phases, and wherein the holding member is movable back to an original position after triggering of the lancet device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 50, 51)
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3. A lancet device comprising:
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a removable cap that when removed allows a user to install a lancet; a skin engaging surface that includes a lancet opening through which a lancet needle may extend; a holding member configured to receive therein a removable and replaceable lancet having a lancet needle; the lancet being movable parallel to a central axis of the holding member; and a combined triggering and cocking system comprising one portion disposed outside the lancet device and another portion disposed inside the lancet device, the combined triggering and cocking system allowing both triggering and cocking of the lancet device by a single user motion; the portion arranged outside being movable along a linear direction relative to a sidewall of the lancet device; the other portion being structured and arranged to cause movement of the lancet to a retracted position during a cocking phase and to allow the lancet to move to an extended position during a triggering phase, wherein, when a user moves the portion disposed outside the lancet device, the other portion moves linearly from one side of the central axis of the holding member to another side of the central axis during at least the cocking phase, and wherein the lancet and/or the holding member is movable back to an original position and/or intermediate position after triggering of the lancet device. - View Dependent Claims (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)
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52. A lancet device front section structured and arranged to be removably coupled to a lancet device body or a meter, the lancet device front section comprising:
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a skin engaging surface that includes a lancet opening through which a lancet needle of a replaceable and removable lancet may extend; an arrangement for connecting or mounting the lancet device front section to at least one of the lancet device body and the meter; a manually activated combined triggering and cocking system structured and arranged to move a holding member and/or the lancet to a retracted position during a cocking phase and to allow the holding member and/or the lancet to move to an extended position during a triggering phase, the combined triggering and cocking system allowing both triggering and cocking of the lancet device by a single user motion; the combined triggering and cocking system having a push-button disposed outside of a sidewall and being movable relative to the sidewall and another portion disposed inside of the sidewall; and the other portion being structured and arranged to move linearly to cause movement of the lancet to a retracted position during a cocking phase and to allow the lancet to move to the extended position during the triggering phase, wherein the lancet is movable back to an original position after triggering of the lancet device.
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53. A lancet device comprising:
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a skin engaging surface that includes a lancet opening through which a lancet needle of a replaceable and removable lancet may extend; a holding member releasably retaining therein the lancet; the lancet being movably guided along a linear direction; a removable front cover that when removed allows a user to install the lancet onto the holding member; and a combined triggering and cocking system structured and arranged to move the lancet to a retracted position during a cocking phase and to allow the lancet to move to an extended position during a triggering phase, the combined triggering and cocking system allowing both triggering and cocking of the lancet device by a single user motion, wherein the combined triggering and cocking system comprises at least one member having a first portion capable of being depressed by a user outside and from a side of the lancet device and a second portion which is movable linearly from one side of an imaginary line defined by the linear direction to another side thereof, wherein the first portion is located closer to a front end than to a rear end of the lancet device, wherein, when the first portion is moved relative to the side of the lancet device to cause triggering, the second portion moves to the other side of the imaginary line, and wherein the lancet is movable back to an original position after triggering of the lancet device. - View Dependent Claims (54)
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Specification