Patent ID: 8828038

Claim:
A lancing device comprising: a main body, the main body configured from a lower housing, an upper housing having an actuator button, the upper housing extending along a partial length of the lower housing, and an actuator operatively engaged to said upper and lower housings, the actuator extending along the remainder of the partial length of said lower housing; and an endcap extending from said main body; wherein the lower housing has a first end adjacent the end cap and an opposed second end underlying the actuator; wherein the lower housing has a curved profile along a length of the device between the first and second ends; wherein a lancet may be placed within said body such that movement of said actuator from a first position to a second position away from said endcap cocks the lancet for firing, and wherein said lancing device is constructed and arranged such that it is capable of being actuated with one hand while being held by the one hand.