摘要 |
A skin pricking device (10) comprises a housing (12), a lancet (28) disposed within the housing and a lancet cap (34) covering a tip of a needle (32) of the lancet. The needle and the lancet cap are aligned along a movement path within the housing. A driver (46, 54, 62, 66) is provided, the driver being moveable in a continuous action along the path. The lancet is coupled to the driver by a spring. The driver is configured to first engage the cap to remove it from the needle and out of the movement path of the needle. The driver subsequently releases the spring to drive the lancet along the cleared movement path. |