Combination sterile pad support and lancet containing lancet disposal element

Claim 1

A combination sterile pad support and lancet comprising: a member provided with a base and containing a hollow cylinder, one end of said cylinder being closed and terminating adjacent to said base, the opposite end of said cylinder being open and terminating in the end of said member opposite to said base, a lancet, said cylinder being of a size and shape adapted frictionally to hold said lancet, said lancet being positioned in said cylinder, said lancet having a sharp pointed end on one end thereof and a removable cover on said sharp pointed end, said one end of said lancet extending out of said cylinder a distance so that said lancet may be readily pulled out of said cylinder, said hollow cylinder containing means for gripping said lancet when said lancet is reinserted into said cylinder with said sharp pointed end extending into said cylinder, after said cover on said sharp pointed end has been removed, said member being provided with a recess in the base of said member, an absorbent pad in said recess containing an antiseptic fluid, a removable cover on said base completely covering said pad and adapted to cooperate with said recess to prevent said antiseptic fluid from coming in contact with the atmosphere, said cover being separable from said pad whereby said pad will remain in said recess when said cover is removed from said base.