Patent ID: 9603563
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A lancing device having: a housing comprising a lancet holder movably mounted in said housing and having a forward portion for receiving a lancet in use; and a lancet release element movable among said lancet release element comprising an elongate extension that is exterior to an outer periphery of said lancet holder, wherein forward movement of the elongate extension is prevented by said forward nose portion when said forward nose portion is connected to said main body portion so that forward movement of said lancet release element from the intermediate rest position to the forward release position is prevented by said forward nose portion when the nose portion is connected to said main body, and wherein said lancet release element is movable from the intermediate rest position to said forward release position only after said forward nose portion is removed from said main body portion, and wherein said lancet release element is movable longitudinally and wherein a forward end of said elongate extension directly contacts said forward nose portion to prevent the forward movement of said lancet release element when the forward nose portion is connected to said main body portion.