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Automatic lancet device

CA 1316429 C · Owner: Chiodo, Daniel J. · Inventors: Chiodo, Daniel J.; Maggio, Joseph A.

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A reusable automatic lancet device having a removable finger rest with an opening for passing the lancet needle to prick a patient's finger below the finger rest. A pivoted arm which holds the lancet needle is locked in a cocked position before the finger rest is inserted and it is released in response to upward pressure of the patient's finger against the finger rest after its insertion. The locking mechanism for the arm includes a pivoted pressure lever with upstanding segments at the back to engage the cocked arm and a slot open at the front to receive the finger rest, an ejector slidably mounted on the pressure lever and holding it locked against movement until the finger rest is …

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  • Granted April 20, 1993. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended April 20, 2010.
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FiledOctober 19, 1988
GrantedApril 20, 1993
Term endedApril 20, 2010
Patent numberCA 1316429 C
Classification (IPC)A61B17/32 +1 more

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19891992199519982001200420072010Application filedOct 19, 1988Patent grantedApril 20, 1993Term endedApril 20, 2010

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