Patent ID: 8043318

Claim:
A lancet device comprising: a body; a front cover comprising a skin engaging end that includes a lancet opening through which a lancet needle may extend; a holding member movably mounted within the body and comprising a front end and a rear end; the front end being configured to receive a lancet having the lancet needle; a first spring structured and arranged to move the holding member between at least a retracted position and an extended position; a second spring structured and arranged to move the holding member between at least an intermediate position and the retracted position; and a push-button arranged on a rear end of the body, wherein, when the push-button is depressed, the second spring is compressed by the push-button, and wherein, when the push-button is released, the second spring expands and the holding member is caused to move to a trigger-set position via a force generated by the second spring, and wherein, when the holding member is caused to move to the trigger-set position by the release of the push-button, the first spring is caused to be compressed.