Puncturing system and lancet carrier tape

US9480420B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Roche Diabetes Care, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Ahmet Konya · Ludwigshafen, DE
• Hans-Juergen Kuhr · Mannheim, DE
• Frank Deck · Niederkirchen, DE
• Hans List · Prien am Chiemsee, DE
• Michael Keil · Schifferstadt, DE
• Christian Hoerauf · Oftersheim, DE
• Thomas Weiss · Mannheim, DE
• Marcus Schlothauer · Eisenach, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 10, 2009
• Grant date: Nov 1, 2016
• Expiry date: Oct 1, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B17/32093
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A puncturing system has a carrier tape carrying multiple lancets, a device housing comprising a conveying facility for moving the lancets into a usage position consecutively by moving the carrier tape in a conveying direction, a puncturing drive for accelerating one of the lancets that is positioned in the usage position in a puncturing motion, an opening in the device housing for touching against a body part in which a puncture is to be made by the puncturing motion of one of the lancets, an actuation facility for driving the conveying facility, and an unlockable interlock comprising a stop that blocks further transport of the carrier tape as soon as one of the lancets has reached the usage position.