Patent ID: 7357808
Filing Date: 2008-04-15
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A single-use lancing device comprising: a housing having a first end, a second end, and a chamber between said first and second ends, the first end of said housing defining a lancet opening, said housing further comprising at least one internal shoulder and a flange extending across at least a portion of the chamber; a lancet translationally mounted within the chamber of said housing for movement between a cocked position and a lancing position, said lancet having a lancet tip for passage through the lancet opening of said housing in the lancing position, and at least one finger for engaging the internal shoulder of said housing after firing to prevent reuse; a spring engaged between said lancet and the flange of said housing to drive said lancet from the cocked position toward the lancing position upon firing of the lancing device; and a cocking arm connected to said lancet, said cocking arm comprising a pair of shafts, a first end of each shaft connected to opposed sides of said lancet, and a second end of each shaft connected to a cocking grip, each shaft comprising a fin extending outwardly therefrom for releasable engagement with the flange of said housing to constrain said lancet in the cocked position.