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US 4,976,724 AGranted
Lancet ejector mechanism
AssigneeLifeScan, Inc.
InventorsRobert L. Nieto, Chris W. Rasmussen
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Abstract
A lancet ejector device for use in combination with a lancet injecting mechanism. The lancet ejector of the present invention enables the user to eject a lancet from the lancet injecting device without touching a used lancet.
Claims9
A device comprising:
- a needle capable of being cocked and then injected into the skin by a spring-loaded mechanism, said needle removably inserted into said spring-loaded mechanism;
- and
- needle ejecting means placed on said spring-loaded mechanism and engageable with said needle such that said needle ejecting means are capable of moving relative to said spring loaded mechanism to exert a force against said needle to eject said needle from said mechanism, said needle ejecting means further comprising a pair of prongs which abut said needle.
A device comprising:
- lancet holding means;
- a lancet inserted into said holding means;
- and
- lancet ejector means attached to said holding means and movable relative to said holding means to exert a force on said lancet to eject said lancet from said holding means, said lancet ejector means comprising a pair of prongs which abut said lancet.
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A device comprising:
- a generally cylindrical shell;
- spring loaded cocking means for cocking and firing said device and retractable within said shell;
- lancet holding means attached to said cocking means;
- a lancet attached to said holding means;
- and
- lancet ejector means attached to said holding means and capable of ejecting said lancet from said holding means and out of said shell;
- wherein said ejector means contains a pair of prongs which abut said lancet.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.