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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2006
John Kim, Chelsea, CA;
James E. Peret, Boylston, MA (US);
John Kim, Chelsea, CA;
James E. Peret, Boylston, MA (US);
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Abstract
A lancet device including a housing and a lancet structure having a puncturing tip maintained within an interior cavity of the housing. The device incorporates a bow spring which cooperates with the lancet structure within the housing, and a trigger which extends laterally through and into the housing. The bow spring is resistive to movement, and therefore maintains the puncturing tip in a retracted position within the housing. Lateral movement of the trigger into the housing, such as through a pivoting trigger operation, biases the bow spring against this resistive to deflect the bow spring and extend the puncturing tip through the forward end of the housing to achieve a puncturing position.