Single use lancet assembly
First Claim
1. A single use lancet device comprising:
- a housing;
a lancet;
said lancet including a piercing tip;
said lancet at least partially disposed in said housing and structured to move at least between a cocked orientation and a piercing orientation;
a biasing element structured to move said lancet at least temporarily into said piercing orientation;
an actuator structured to be actuated by a user so as to result in said biasing element moving said lancet at least temporarily into said piercing orientation; and
a restrictor assembly independent of said biasing element and structured to engage said lancet and thereby prevent said lancet from being moved back into said cocked orientation after movement of said lancet at least temporarily into said piercing orientation even if an implement pushes said lancet.
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Abstract
A single use lancet device having a housing, with an open interior and an access opening defined therein, a lancet, with a body and a piercing tip, and disposed in the open interior of the housing so as to move between a cocked orientation and a piercing orientation, a driving assembly structured to move the lancet into the piercing orientation, and a restrictor assembly having a shoulder element and a restrictor panel operatively associated with the lancet and the housing and structured to pass over the restrictor panel upon the lancet moving from its cocked orientation to its piercing orientation, and to abut the restrictor panel upon attempted movement of the lancet back into its cocked orientation after movement into the piercing orientation, thereby preventing the lancet from moving back into the cocked orientation and preventing re-use of a contaminated piercing tip.
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11 Claims
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1. A single use lancet device comprising:
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a housing;
a lancet;
said lancet including a piercing tip;
said lancet at least partially disposed in said housing and structured to move at least between a cocked orientation and a piercing orientation;
a biasing element structured to move said lancet at least temporarily into said piercing orientation;
an actuator structured to be actuated by a user so as to result in said biasing element moving said lancet at least temporarily into said piercing orientation; and
a restrictor assembly independent of said biasing element and structured to engage said lancet and thereby prevent said lancet from being moved back into said cocked orientation after movement of said lancet at least temporarily into said piercing orientation even if an implement pushes said lancet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A single use lancet device comprising:
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a housing;
a lancet;
said lancet disposed at least partially in an interior of said housing and structured to move relative to said housing;
a biasing element structured to move said lancet into a second position relative to said housing wherein said lancet pierces a patient'"'"'s skin from a first position relative to said housing wherein said lancet is disposed immediately prior to being moved by said biasing element towards and into said second position;
an actuator structured to be actuated by a user so as to result in said biasing element moving said lancet; and
an abutment structure independent of said biasing element and cooperatively disposed between said housing and said lancet, said abutment structure structured to prevent movement of said lancet back into said first position relative to said housing after movement of said lancet into said second position relative to said housing even if an implement pushes said lancet towards said first position relative to said housing.
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