Patent ID: 8888804
Filing Date: 2014-11-18
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A lancet device, comprising: a removable front cover comprising a skin engaging end that includes a lancet opening through which a lancet needle may extend; a body having an axial length that is greater than an axial length of the front cover; the front cover having an internal surface that movably engages with an external surface of the body; a trigger arranged on a side of the body at a location that is closer to a front end of the body than to a rear end of the body; an axially movable holding member comprising a front end and a rear end; the front end of the holding member being configured to receive a lancet; a first spring disposed between the front and rear ends of the holding member; a first stop surface arranged on a front portion of the holding member; a fixed second stop surface; a back cap configured to move between a retracted position and an original position; and the back cap having a portion that extends within the body and a portion that extends outside the body, wherein at least partial rotation of the front cover causes the skin engaging end to move axially relative to the second stop surface, and wherein contact between the first and second stop surfaces defines a puncturing position of the lancet needle.