Patent ID: 6764496
Filing Date: 2004-07-20
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A single use lancet device comprising:a housing, said housing including an at least partially open interior and an access opening defined therein; a lancet, said lancet including a body and a piercing tip; said lancet disposed in said open interior of said housing and structured to move at least between a cocked orientation and a piercing orientation; a driving assembly structured to engage said lancet and move said lancet at least temporarily into said piercing orientation; an actuation assembly structured to be actuated by a user so as to result in said driving assembly moving said lancet at least temporarily into said piercing orientation; and a restrictor assembly independent of said drive assembly and structured to engage said lancet and thereby prevent said lancet from being moved back into said cocked orientation after movement of said lancet at least temporarily into said piercing orientation even if an implement pushes said lancet.