US 12,433,519 B2
Lancet needle with alignment and retention notch
Kevin J. Seifert, Concord, MA (US)
Assigned to FACET TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed by FACET TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed on Mar. 24, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/827,855.
Application 16/827,855 is a continuation of application No. 14/299,871, filed on Jun. 9, 2014, granted, now 10,631,770.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/833,090, filed on Jun. 10, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2020/0221988 A1, Jul. 16, 2020
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 5/15 (2006.01); B29C 70/68 (2006.01); A61B 5/151 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 5/150412 (2013.01) [A61B 5/150282 (2013.01); A61B 5/150435 (2013.01); A61B 5/150511 (2013.01); B29C 70/68 (2013.01); A61B 5/150022 (2013.01); A61B 5/15151 (2013.01); A61B 5/15171 (2013.01); A61B 5/15186 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A lancet comprising:
a lancet body having a lancet body length LB and comprising a first end and a body portion narrower than the first end, wherein a head portion is positioned at the first end;
a lancing needle having a length LN no more than 75% the lancet body length LB and comprising an elongate needle body, an embedded portion of the lancing needle that is embedded within in the lancet body having an embedded length LM no more than 50% the lancet body length LB, a sharp tip exposed from the head portion of the lancet body opposite the body portion, and a notch, wherein the embedded length is a length of the embedded portion;
wherein the notch is formed on the embedded portion and is positioned midway of the embedded length LM of the lancing needle;
wherein the sharp tip is formed on an end of the elongate needle body opposite the embedded portion and wherein the sharp tip forms a beveled surface; and
wherein the notch is an identifier such that a registration is maintained between the notch, the beveled surface, and the lancet body.