Multi-lancet unit, method and lancet device using the multi-lancet unit, and method of assembling and/or making the multi-lancet unit
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1. A multi-lancet unit in combination with a lancet device, the combination comprising:
- a plurality of lancets arranged one in front of the other;
a holding member receiving therein the multi-lancet unit;
the holding member being movable at least between a trigger-set position and a puncturing position;
a mechanism structured and arranged to move the multi-lancet unit within the holding member; and
each lancet comprising a front end, a needle which extends from the front end, and a rear end,wherein the front end of at least one of the plurality lancets is removably connected to the rear end of another of the plurality of lancets.
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Abstract
Multi-lancet unit for a lancet device. The unit includes a plurality of lancets arranged in a row. Each lancet has a front ends a needle which extends from the front end, and a rear end. The front end of at least one of the plurality lancets is removably connected to the rear end of another of the plurality of lancets. The lancet device utilizes the multi-lancet unit and includes a body and a holding member which supports the multi-lancet unit. 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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1. A multi-lancet unit in combination with a lancet device, the combination comprising:
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a plurality of lancets arranged one in front of the other; a holding member receiving therein the multi-lancet unit; the holding member being movable at least between a trigger-set position and a puncturing position; a mechanism structured and arranged to move the multi-lancet unit within the holding member; and each lancet comprising a front end, a needle which extends from the front end, and a rear end, wherein the front end of at least one of the plurality lancets is removably connected to the rear end of another of the plurality of lancets. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A multi-lancet unit in combination with a lancet device, the combination comprising:
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a plurality of lancets arranged in a row; a holding member receiving therein the multi-lancet unit; the holding member being movable at least between a trigger-set position and a puncturing position; a mechanism structured and arranged to move the multi-lancet unit within the holding member between a plurality of predetermined axial positions; and each lancet comprising a front end, a needle which extends from the front end, a rear end, an opening extending into the rear end, wherein the front end of at least one of the plurality lancets is removably connected to the rear end of another of the plurality of lancets. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A multi-lancet unit in combination with a lancet device, the combination comprising:
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a plurality of lancets arranged in a row; a holding member receiving therein the multi-lancet unit; the holding member being movable at least between a trigger-set position and a puncturing position; a mechanism structured and arranged to move the multi-lancet unit within the holding member between a plurality of predetermined axial positions; the mechanism comprising a portion arranged outside a body of the lancet device and said portion configured to be movable by a user; each lancet comprising a front end, a needle which extends from the front end, a rear end, an opening extending axially into the rear end; and a cap removably connected to a front one of the plurality of lancets. - View Dependent Claims (33)
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