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Process for manufacturing packaged lancets and device for analyzing body fluid

US8234767B2 · kind B2 · utility

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11References

15Claims

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Assignee

Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc. · US

Inventors

Josef Roeper · Schifferstadt, DE
Werner Finke · Lorsch, DE
Herbert Harttig · Neustadt, DE
Bernd Hiller · Lampertheim, DE
Hans List · Prien am Chiemsee, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 18, 2010
Grant date	Aug 7, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 1, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T436/110833
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed is a process for manufacturing packaged lancets. The steps of the process include providing a tape comprising a plurality of lancets comprising a lancet tip and a lancet body, enveloping at least the lancet tip with at least one foil, whereby the at least one foil forms a first and a second portion that overlap at least partly, and sealing the at least one foil with a laser beam at least at the edges of the first and second portion of the overlapping foil.

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