Safety lancet
EP4507578A4Pending Publication Date: 2026-06-03EL-HOSSEINY RYAN
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- EP · EP
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- EL-HOSSEINY RYAN
- Filing Date
- 2022-04-22
- Publication Date
- 2026-06-03
AI Technical Summary
Technical Problem
Existing safety lancets require users to operate them with both hands, posing difficulties for individuals with tremors or motor skill impairments during at-home blood collection.
Method used
A spring-loaded safety lancet design with a foundation that includes gripping means, allowing the device to be positioned upright and actuated with one hand, featuring a sheath that releases the lancet when force is applied, ensuring stable positioning and easy access for blood collection.
Benefits of technology
Enables one-handed operation of the lancet, reducing movement and tremor-related issues, facilitating blood collection for patients with motor skill impairments by maintaining stability and ease of use.
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Abstract
A safety lancet including a foundation, a base extending upwardly from the foundation, a spring extending upwardly from the base at a first end, the spring connected to a lancet body at a second end of the spring, the lancet body having a lancet extending from a lancet holder, a pair of restriction arms extending from the base, the restriction arms arranged to releasably hold the lancet holder of the lancet body, a housing extending from the base, and a sheath slidably connected to the housing, the sheath having an aperture arranged on an upper surface of the sheath, extending from the distal surface of the sheath are a pair of release means, wherein the pair of release means are arranged to engage the pair of restriction arms when force is imparted on the sheath thereby releasing the spring from a compressed configuration.
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