Single use lancet assembly

a single-use, lancet technology, applied in the field of single-use lancet assembly, can solve the problems of inconvenient use, subsequent, and inconvenient use of disposable devices, and achieve the effect of preventing further movement and preventing subsequent use of contaminated lancets

a single-use, lancet technology, applied in the field of single-use lancet assembly, can solve the problems of inconvenient use, subsequent, and inconvenient use of disposable devices, and achieve the effect of preventing further movement and preventing subsequent use of contaminated lancets

US20050070945A1Inactive Publication Date: 2005-03-31STAT MEDICAL DEVICES
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[0022] Shown throughout the Figures, the present invention is directed towards a single use lancet device, generally indicated as 10. In particular, the single use lancet device 10 of the present invention includes a housing, generally indicated as20. The housing 20 is preferably substantially small and compact, and may be made of one or a plurality of segments, preferably of a generally rigid, disposable material, such as plastic. The housing 20 includes an at least partially open interior 28 and at least one access opening 22 defined therein. The open interior 28 of the housing 20 is preferably sized and configured to effectively receive a lancet, generally 30 therein.

[0023] In particular, the lancet device 10 of the present invention also comprises a lancet 30. The lancet 30 preferably includes a body 32 and a piercing tip 34. The piercing tip 34 is what will be used to pierce a person's skin so as to draw blood to be utilized for a sample and or test procedure. Moreover, the bo...

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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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CLAIM OF PRIORITY [0001] The present application is a Continuation-In-Part application of previously filed, now pending application having Ser. No. 09 / 903,877 which was filed on Jul. 10, 2001, which is a continuation-in-part patent application having Ser. No. 09 / 432,351 which was filed on Nov. 2, 1999 and which issued as U.S. Pat. No. 6,258,112 on Jul. 10, 2001, both of which are hereby incorporated by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] The present invention relates to a single use lancet assembly which is substantially compact, yet effective for piercing a patient's finger or other body part to obtain a blood sample. The single use lancet device is further configured to be substantially safe to transport and to ensure that subsequent uses of a contaminated lancet tip cannot occur. [0004] 2. Description of the Related Art [0005] Lancets are commonly utilized instruments which are employed both in hospitals and other medical facilities, as w...

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Application Information

Patent Timeline
31 Mar 2005
Publication
US20050070945A1
IPC
A61B5/15
CPC
A61B5/15142; A61B5/1411; A61B5/150022; A61B5/150183; A61B5/150412; A61B5/150564; A61B5/150618; A61B5/150717
Inventors
SCHRAGA, STEVEN