Patent ID: 9017356
Filing Date: 2015-04-28
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A lancet device comprising: a housing; a trigger having a portion extending outside the housing so as to be contacted by a user; a front cover having a skin engaging surface and an opening allowing a needle of a lancet to pass therethrough during skin puncturing: a cocking system configured to place the lancet device in a trigger-set or armed position; the cocking system comprising a cocking member arranged in an area of a rear end of the housing; a multi-lancet unit comprising a plurality of lancets arranged one in front of the other and positioned in the housing; each lancet comprising a front end, a needle which extends from the front end, and a rear end; a lancet holding member receiving therein the multi-lancet unit and being movable within the housing; and a lock member that is movable to a locking position that prevents axial movement of the lancet holding member, wherein, when the lock member is not in the locking position, the holding member is capable of moving between an initial position, a trigger-set position, and a puncturing position, wherein the front end of at least one of the plurality lancets is removably connected to the rear end of another of the plurality of lancets.