Patent ID: 8469984
Filing Date: 2013-06-25
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A lancing device adapted to move a lancet from a cocked position to a puncture position, the lancing device comprising: a housing including an extension forming at least a portion of an aperture at a first end of the housing and an opening opposite the aperture, the lancet being adapted to partially extend through the aperture in the housing; a trigger button located near the opening of the housing, at least a portion of the trigger button being external to the housing; a drive spring attached to the lancet and the trigger button, the drive spring being adapted to move the lancet from the cocked position to the puncture position; a protective cap extending through the aperture and removably attached to the lancet opposite the drive spring, the protective cap configured to be rotated from a first position to a second position, the protective cap including a slot extending inwardly from an outermost surface of the protective cap, the extension extending at least partially into the slot when the protective cap is in the first position thereby allowing the extension to engage the protective cap and prevent the drive spring from moving the lancet to the puncture position, the extension removed from the slot when the protective cap is rotated from the first position to the second position thereby allowing the protective cap to be removed from the lancet; and a plurality of partially deformable cantilevers, the plurality of cantilevers being located generally parallel to each other and extending into the housing from the extension at the first end of the housing, each of the plurality of cantilevers having a head, each of the heads of the cantilevers being adapted to engage the lancet after the protective cap is removed.