Analytical aid
First Claim
1. An analytical aid, comprising:
- first and second bodies hingedly connected to one another, the first body carrying a lancet having a lancet tip and the second body carrying a test element having a test field and a sample application site;
the analytical aid having an unused position in which the first and second bodies are arranged substantially in a common plane and in which the lancet is protected by a seal connected to the first body and is separated from the test field;
the first and second bodies being pivotable relative to one another from the unused position; and
the seal being openable to release the lancet tip for use.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an analytical aid comprising a base body, a lancet and a test element. The base body comprises two subsidiary bodies hingedly connected to one another, the first subsidiary body carrying the lancet with lancet tip, and the second subsidiary body carrying the test element with test field and a sample application site. In an unused position of the analytical aid, the subsidiary bodies are arranged substantially in a common plane and the lancet is protected by a seal connected to the first subsidiary body and is separated from the test field of the test element. The two subsidiary bodies are pivotable relative to one another out of the common plane and the seal is openable so that the lancet tip is released for use.
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21 Claims
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1. An analytical aid, comprising:
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first and second bodies hingedly connected to one another, the first body carrying a lancet having a lancet tip and the second body carrying a test element having a test field and a sample application site;
the analytical aid having an unused position in which the first and second bodies are arranged substantially in a common plane and in which the lancet is protected by a seal connected to the first body and is separated from the test field;
the first and second bodies being pivotable relative to one another from the unused position; and
the seal being openable to release the lancet tip for use. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for producing analytical aids having first and second bodies hingedly connected to one another, the first body carrying a lancet having a lancet tip and the second body carrying a test element, the method comprising:
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providing a first band of material from which the first bodies are formed;
providing a second band of material from which the second bodies are formed;
aligning pilot holes on the first band and the second band to orient the first band and the second band relative to one another;
hingedly connecting the first band and the second band; and
separating the connected first and second bands into the analytical aids. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A method for analysis using an analytical aid having first and second bodies hingedly connected to one another, the first body carrying a sealed lancet having a lancet tip and the second body carrying a test element, the method comprising:
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(a) inserting the analytical aid into an analysis device;
(b) pivoting the first and second bodies relative to one another from a starting position through an angle α
, whereupon the seal is opened and the lancet tip protrudes beyond the first subsidiary body and is released for use;
(c) inserting the lancet tip into a sample collection location;
(d) pivoting the two bodies to return them to a starting position or into another sample application position;
(e) applying the sample from the sample collection location onto a sample application site of the analytical aid so that the sample reaches a test field of the analytical aid; and
(f) analyzing the sample on the test field. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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