Patent ID: 8029526
Filing Date: 2011-10-04
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A lancing device comprising: a lancet; a housing defining a piercing aperture; a lancet holder configured to receive the lancet through the piercing aperture and mounted for axial movement in the housing between a retracted position, an extended position, and a cocked position; an arm extending radially from the lancet holder; a lancet storage compartment defined with walls within the housing and configured to store a plurality of lancets; a door configured to move between an open position allowing access to the lancet storage compartment and a closed position preventing access to the lancet storage compartment; a cocking mechanism having a rack carried by the door and a pinion mounted on the housing and configured to move the lancet holder from its retracted position to its cocked position when the door is moved from the open position to the closed position such that the pinion engages the arm of the lancet holder; a trigger mounted on the housing and configured to release the lancet holder to move from the cocked position to the extended position; and a knob extending through a rear end of the housing and configured to move the arm out of contact with the pinion.