Patent ID: 9289161
Filing Date: 2016-03-22
CPC Classification: A61B,A61M

Claim Text:
1. A lancet device utilizing a multi-lancet unit comprising a plurality of lancets arranged in a row, 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, the lancet device comprising: a body; a holding member receiving therein the multi-lancet unit; a releasable retaining mechanism arranged on the holding member and being structured and arranged to releasably engage with a plurality of different axial locations on the multi-lancet unit wherein each time the multi-lancet unit is advanced forwardly within the holding member by a predetermined amount, the retaining mechanism releasably retains the multi-lancet unit; and a spring that causes movement of the holding member towards a puncturing position and that is compressed when the holding member is moved to a retracted position, wherein the multi-lancet unit is axially movable within the holding member while the holding member remains axially stationary relative to the body and the holding member is axially movable within the body between at least the retracted position and the puncturing position.