Vacuum assisted auto-lancing device
US7662111B2 · kind B2 · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 20, 2004 |
| Grant date | Feb 16, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 11, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B5/1519
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a vacuum assisted auto-lancing device. The device includes a housing (200) having a body (210) which has a lever hole. An actuating lever (300) includes an actuating switch (310) seated on the lever hole and having first and second actuating steps, a switch cap (320), and a switch cover (330). The device also includes a holding unit (400) having a first stem (410), a second stem (430), and a stem cap (450). A trigger (500) has a first trigger unit activated by the first actuating step, and a second trigger unit activated by the second actuating step. A lancet holder (524) holding a lancet (522) is secured to an end of the first trigger unit. The device includes a blood collecting unit (600) having an adjusting screw, an adjusting slider, and an end cap, and a vacuum unit (700) having a plunger and a body cap.
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