Patent ID: 7914546
Filing Date: 2011-03-29
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A lancet, comprising: a needle having a pointed tip; a support body enclosing the needle such that the pointed tip projects beyond the end of the support body; a removable guard located over the pointed tip of the needle, said guard having been integrally moulded from plastics material with said support body and connected thereto by a breakable neck portion; said removable guard portion having an outer peripheral thickened rib describing a generally U- or C-shape, a central region of thinner section than said rib and partly surrounded by said rib and a further tip encasing region encasing the tip of the needle, the tip encasing region being of thicker section than said central region and being spaced from adjacent ends of the peripheral thickened rib such that there are respective gaps therebetween bridged only by said thinner central section, said thinner central section and said peripheral thickened rib substantially surrounding said tip encasing region and the tip.