Lancet device

A lancet device comprising:

• a lancet, said lancet including a piercing tip,
• a primary housing,
• a lancet receiving assembly movably disposed at least partially within said primary housing and structured and disposed to at least temporarily hold said lancet,
• said lancet receiving assembly being moveable between a cocked orientation and a fired orientation, with movement of said lancet receiving assembly from said cocked orientation to said fired orientation resulting in driven movement of said lancet at least temporarily into a piercing orientation,
• a removable extension segment structured to selectively extend a length of the lancet device so as to increase a manipulability thereof, said extension segment structured to be operatively coupled with said lancet receiving assembly and being movable therewith between said cocked orientation and said fired orientation,
• said extension segment structured to at least temporarily hold said lancet upon being operatively coupled with said lancet receiving assembly,
• said lancet receiving assembly structured to be retained in said cocked orientation,
• an actuation assembly structured and disposed to release said lancet receiving assembly from said cocked orientation so as to result in driven movement of said lancet.

To be used with a lancet device of the type including a lancet, a primary housing, and a lancet receiving assembly structured to at least temporarily hold the lancet and movable relative to the primary housing between a cocked orientation and a fired orientation, a lancet extension segment comprising:

• a moveable element, said moveable element including a distal end and a proximal end,
• said distal end of said moveable element structured to be coupled with said lancet receiving assembly,
• said proximal end of said moveable element structured to at least temporarily hold said lancet;
• said moveable element structured to move with the lancet receiving assembly between said cocked and said fired orientations resulting in driven movement of said lancet at least temporarily into a piercing orientation,
• an extension housing structured to be removably coupled with the primary housing and to movably contain said moveable element so as to selectively extend a length of the lancet device and increase a manipulability thereof.

A lancet device comprising:

• a lancet, said lancet including a piercing tip,
• a primary housing,
• a lancet receiving assembly movably disposed within said primary housing and structured and disposed to at least temporarily hold said lancet,
• said lancet receiving assembly including a cocked orientation and a fired orientation, movement of said lancet receiving assembly from said cocked orientation to said fired orientation resulting in driven movement of said lancet at least temporarily into a piercing orientation,
• an actuation assembly, said actuation assembly including an actuation head and structured and disposed to release said lancet receiving assembly said cocked orientation,
• a cocking assembly structured to extend into said primary housing and to selectively move said lancet receiving assembly into said cocked orientation, and
• said cocking assembly including an exterior head disposed in generally surrounding relation to said actuation head of said actuation assembly, said actuation assembly structured and disposed to permit actuating access to said actuation head upon said lancet receiving assembly being disposed in said cocked orientation.

A lancet device comprising:

• a lancet, said lancet including a piercing tip,
• a primary housing,
• a lancet receiving assembly movably disposed at least partially within said primary housing and structured and disposed to at least temporarily hold said lancet,
• said lancet receiving assembly being moveable between a cocked orientation and a fired orientation, with movement of said lancet receiving assembly from said cocked orientation to said fired orientation resulting in driven movement of said lancet at least temporarily into a piercing orientation,
• a retention member,
• an engagement hub, said engagement hub structured to be cooperatively engaged with said retention member at least upon said lancet receiving assembly being disposed in said cocked orientation so as to maintain said lancet receiving assembly in said cocked orientation until said retention member is affirmatively released from said cooperative engagement therewith,
• an actuation assembly structured and disposed to release said retention member from said cooperative engagement with said engagement hub,
• said retention member including at least one finger, said finger including a depending protrusion structured to engage cooperative structure on said engagement hub when said lancet receiving assembly is disposed in said cocked orientation, and
• said actuation assembly being structured to at least temporarily urge said finger out of said engagement with said cooperative structure on said engagement hub, and
• said finger being coupled to said lancet receiving assembly and said engagement hub protrudes inwardly from a base of said primary housing and includes a generally enlarged head behind which said depending protrusion of said finger is cooperatively disposed in order to retain said lancet receiving assembly in said cocked orientation.

A lancet device comprising:

• a lancet, said lancet including a piercing tip,
• a primary housing,
• a lancet receiving assembly movably disposed at least partially within said primary housing and structured and disposed to at least temporarily hold said lancet,
• said lancet receiving assembly being moveable between a cocked orientation and a fired orientation, with movement of said lancet receiving assembly from said cocked orientation to said fired orientation resulting in driven movement of said lancet at least temporarily into a piercing orientation,
• a retention member,
• an engagement hub, said engagement hub structured to be cooperatively engaged with said retention member at least upon said lancet receiving assembly being disposed in said cocked orientation so as to maintain said lancet receiving assembly in said cocked orientation until said retention member is affirmatively released from said cooperative engagement therewith,
• an actuation assembly structured and disposed to release said retention member from said cooperative engagement with said engagement hub,
• said retention member including at least one finger, said finger including a depending protrusion structured to engage cooperative structure on said engagement hub when said lancet receiving assembly is disposed in said cocked orientation, and
• said actuation assembly being structured to at least temporarily urge said finger out of said engagement with said cooperative structure on said engagement hub,
• a cocking assembly structured to move said lancet receiving assembly into said cocked orientation, said cocking assembly including at least one cocking element, and
• said cocking element including an inwardly depending abutment structured to engage an outwardly extending abutment disposed on said finger upon said cocking assembly being at least partially moved relative to said primary housing, so as to move said outwardly extending abutment, and accordingly said lancet receiving assembly, into said cocked orientation.