Patent ID: 8454533
Filing Date: 2013-06-04
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A lancing device comprising: a housing having spaced apart proximal and distal ends disposed along a longitudinal axis; a movable member disposed in the housing and configured for movement along the longitudinal axis; a collar partially disposed in the housing and coupled to the movable member so that, during a lancing movement, the collar is movable concurrently and as a unit with the movable member at least in one direction along the longitudinal axis; a lancet coupled to the collar; a rotatable ring coupled to the collar; and a lancet depth adjustment member retained by both the rotatable ring and the collar so that the lancet depth adjustment member is rotatable relative to the housing to provide for a plurality of stop surfaces for the movable member as the movable member moves along the longitudinal axis to the distal end.