Lancet assembly
AssigneeAPLS Co., Ltd.
InventorSusumu Morita
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Abstract
There is provided a lancet assembly having a holder and a lancet structure which is incorporated with the holder, the lancet structure containing a lancet member having a pricking member and an ejector which ejects the lancet member, wherein an exposed portion of the pricking member is covered with a resin. In a preferred embodiment, a lancet body and a covered pricking member have portions mating each other so that the lancet body and the covered pricking member tightly engage with each other. In another preferred embodiment, at least one notch is provided to the covered pricking member. In a further embodiment, the covered pricking member contains two pairs of stops on its outside.
Claims12
A lancet assembly comprising a holder and a lancet structure, the lancet structure being at least partially disposed within the holder, the lancet structure comprising a lancet member having a pricking member and a molded resin shield encasing the pricking member to prevent exposure and maintain sterility, and an ejector for ejecting the lancet member, the holder comprising an aperture through which the pricking member may be ejected during use, and the molded resin shield comprising two pairs of stops on its outside surface, one pair of stops being substantially adjacent the aperture, and the other pair of stops being positioned subjacent the aperture prior to use of the lancet assembly.
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