Reuse protection for lancet system
First Claim
1. A lancet magazine for use in a lancing aid that includes a lancing aid housing with an opening therein for receiving the lancet magazine, the lancet magazine comprising:
- a magazine housing having distal and proximal ends;
a plurality of lancets disposed in the magazine housing, each lancet having a lancet body at a proximal end of the lancet and a lancet tip at a distal end of the lancet, at least one of the lancets being aligned relative to the magazine housing such that the proximal end of the one lancet is oriented toward the proximal end of the magazine housing and the distal end of the one lancet is oriented toward the distal end of the magazine housing, wherein in an unused state the lancets are completely surrounded by the housing; and
an extension unit movably connected to the magazine housing between an unextended state and an extended state, wherein moving the extension unit to the extended state extends the length of the magazine housing in the direction of the distal end of the magazine housing, whereby the lancets are prevented from emerging from the lancet magazine when the extension unit is in the extended state; and
wherein the lancet magazine is configured to be insertable into a lancing aid after the extension unit is moved to the extended state.
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Abstract
A lancet magazine for use in a lancing aid is described comprising a plurality of lancets each having a lancet body at the proximal end of the lancet and a lancet tip at the distal end of the lancet, where the proximal end of the lancet points in the direction of the proximal end of the housing of the lancet magazine and the distal end of the lancet is aligned in the direction of the distal end of the housing and the lancets in the unused state are completely surrounded by the housing. Furthermore, an extension unit is movably connected to the housing in such a manner that the housing can be extended by movement of the extension unit in the direction of the distal end of the housing such that the lancet is prevented from emerging from the lancet magazine.
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13 Claims
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1. A lancet magazine for use in a lancing aid that includes a lancing aid housing with an opening therein for receiving the lancet magazine, the lancet magazine comprising:
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a magazine housing having distal and proximal ends; a plurality of lancets disposed in the magazine housing, each lancet having a lancet body at a proximal end of the lancet and a lancet tip at a distal end of the lancet, at least one of the lancets being aligned relative to the magazine housing such that the proximal end of the one lancet is oriented toward the proximal end of the magazine housing and the distal end of the one lancet is oriented toward the distal end of the magazine housing, wherein in an unused state the lancets are completely surrounded by the housing; and an extension unit movably connected to the magazine housing between an unextended state and an extended state, wherein moving the extension unit to the extended state extends the length of the magazine housing in the direction of the distal end of the magazine housing, whereby the lancets are prevented from emerging from the lancet magazine when the extension unit is in the extended state; and wherein the lancet magazine is configured to be insertable into a lancing aid after the extension unit is moved to the extended state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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