Patent ID: 8123772

Claim:
An adjustable cap assembly for a lancing device having a housing, the assembly comprising: a cap comprising: a cap body with a skin-engaging end, an opposing end of the skin-engaging end and an outer wall extending therebetween, the skin-engaging end defining an opening; a distal member having a forward end directly attached to the opposing end of the cap body, a rearward end opposite the forward end configured to removably engage an end of the housing, and an outer wall extending therebetween such that the outer wall of the cap body, the outer wall of the distal member and the housing are axially aligned to define an interior of the lancing device, wherein the cap body is configured to move axially to adjust a penetration depth of the lancet relative to the distal member and the housing; a lancet receiver within the cap configured to receive a lancet, and movable between a forward position and a rearward position; and a piercing aperture through which a tip of the lancet extends during lancing, wherein the piercing aperture is defined by the lancet receiver when the lancet receiver is in the forward position and defined by only the opening when the lancet receiver is in the rearward position; wherein the lancet receiver is configured with at least one protrusion extending through a corresponding opening in the distal member of the cap, wherein movement of the at least one protrusion moves the lancet receiver between the forward position in which an end of the lancet receiver is interposed in the opening, thereby effectively reducing the size of the opening, and a rearward position in which the end of the lancet receiver is distanced from the skin-engaging end of the cap body.