Lancet system

US6616616B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Roche Diagnostics GMBH · DE

Inventors

• Michael Fritz · Biblis, DE
• Hans List · Prien am Chiemsee, DE
• Thomas Weiss · Mannheim, DE
• Frank Deck · Niederkirchen, DE
• Herbert Argauer · Pirk, DE
• Claudio Immekus · Tutschfelden, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 26, 2001
• Grant date: Sep 9, 2003
• Expiry date: Sep 26, 2021

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B5/15107
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The invention concerns a lancet system comprising a plurality of essentially needle-shaped lancets, a drive unit which has a drive element which is moved from a resting position into a lancing position in order to carry out a lancing process, a storage area to store the lancets, a withdrawal area to guide at least the tip of the lancet out of the system during the lancing process and a transport unit which can transport lancets from the storage area into the withdrawal area, wherein the drive element is arranged in such a manner that in the withdrawal area it can act on the lancet located there to carry out a lancing process and thus move the lancet from a resting position into a lancing position and wherein the system has a retraction device in the withdrawal area which can interact with the lancet located in the withdrawal area in order to move the lancet after completion of the lancing process from the lancing position into the resting position and it concerns a lancet magazine adapted to the system, a corresponding lancing device and a working process for the system.