Method of manufacturing a skin pricking lancet

A method of manufacturing a skin pricking lancet, comprising:

• thermoforming a plastic component by heating a plastic film until pliable, and then shaping the pliable plastic film by bringing opposing first and second parts of a mould together upon opposing first and second sides of the plastic film and thereby forcing the plastic film into a shape of the plastic component by way of said mould, the first and second parts of the mould separating after the plastic film has cooled and retains the shape of the plastic component;
• locating the thermoformed plastic component around a lancet mechanism, where said lancet mechanism includes a needle, a drive spring, and a trigger;
• and
• assembling the located plastic component to form a hermetically sealed enclosure surrounding the lancet mechanism,
• the plastic component being formed and assembled to form a housing and a cap attached to the housing, the housing configured to structurally support the lancet mechanism during use, and the cap being breakable from the housing to facilitate firing of the lancet mechanism.