Lancing devices
AssigneeOwen Mumford Limited
InventorTimothy Simon Evans
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Abstract
A lancet holder 30 for use in a lancing device releasably to hold a lancet 32 includes a generally cylindrical sleeve 44 from the inner surface of which project three equi-spaced guide ribs/deflectors 50. Upon introducing a lancet 32 into the lancet holder the guide ribs/deflectors 50 nudge the lancet angularly to ensure that the ribs 36 on the lancet are slidably received in the gaps between the guide ribs/deflectors.
Claims11
A lancing device comprising a housing containing a lancet drive mechanism and a lancet holder for receiving in use a disposable lancet, said lancet having a non-circular shaft, said lancet holder having a wall region defining an elongate space for receiving the shaft of said lancet, the lancet holder having at least one internally projecting rib for resisting rotation of a lancet when received in said holder, and the internally projecting rib having a forward deflecting region to urge said lancet shaft angularly to orient said lancet such that said lancet in use is aligned angularly with said elongate space during insertion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.