Patent ID: 7655019
Filing Date: 2010-02-02
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A device for sampling a body fluid, said device comprising a housing and a lancet cartridge removably installed within the housing, the lancet cartridge comprising a plurality of lancets arranged in a circular array and each having a sharp lancet tip directed radially outwardly, said lancets being interconnected to one another by a flexible web that allows the lancets to move independently of one another in a radial direction, the device further comprising a drive mechanism within the housing for propelling an active lancet selected from the plurality of lancets from a retracted position fully within the lancet cartridge radially outwardly to an extended position wherein at least a tip portion of the lancet projects outward from the lancet cartridge, said drive mechanism comprising a contact face for imparting motion to the active lancet without positive attachment to the lancet cartridge.