BLOOD WITHDRAWAL SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A blood withdrawal system for producing blood from a body part for diagnostic purposes, comprising:
- a housing;
a drive rotor capable of rotating about an axis, the drive rotor including a control element including a center and a control surface encompassing the center, the control element orientated radially outward from the center; and
a coupling mechanism including a translation element having at least two guide walls each including a contact surface, the translation element coupled to a lancet and guided by a guide on a translational movement path;
wherein during a puncturing movement, the control element rotates with the drive rotor about an axis of rotation spaced apart from the center of the control element and the control surface of the control element is in contact with the contact surfaces of at least one of the guide walls of the translation element during the rotation of the drive rotor such that the movement of the translation element is controlled by the drive rotor at least during a portion of the forward phase and at least during a portion of the retraction phase of the puncturing movement.
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Abstract
A blood withdrawal system for producing blood from a body part for diagnostic purposes, comprising a housing with a lancet guide capable of guiding a lancet on a predetermined puncturing path and a lancet drive for driving a puncturing movement of a lancet on the predetermined path. The lancet drive comprises a drive rotor driven by a drive spring and rotates about an axis during the puncturing movement, and a coupling mechanism which converts the rotational movement of the drive rotor into a puncturing movement, wherein the lancet is moved during a forward phase of the puncturing movement in the puncturing direction until its tip penetrates into the body part to create a wound and is retracted from the skin during a retraction phase of the puncturing movement. The coupling mechanism includes a translation element coupled to the lancet and guided by a guide on a movement path.
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33 Claims
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1. A blood withdrawal system for producing blood from a body part for diagnostic purposes, comprising:
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a housing;
a drive rotor capable of rotating about an axis, the drive rotor including a control element including a center and a control surface encompassing the center, the control element orientated radially outward from the center; and
a coupling mechanism including a translation element having at least two guide walls each including a contact surface, the translation element coupled to a lancet and guided by a guide on a translational movement path;
wherein during a puncturing movement, the control element rotates with the drive rotor about an axis of rotation spaced apart from the center of the control element and the control surface of the control element is in contact with the contact surfaces of at least one of the guide walls of the translation element during the rotation of the drive rotor such that the movement of the translation element is controlled by the drive rotor at least during a portion of the forward phase and at least during a portion of the retraction phase of the puncturing movement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A blood withdrawal system including:
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a housing including an opening;
a lancet at least partially located in the housing and capable of extending at least partially through the opening;
a mechanism coupled to the lancet in a manner allowing the mechanism to drive the lancet in at least two directions, the mechanism including a first wall and a second wall spaced apart from the first wall defining a gap; and
an assembly including a surface at least partially located within the gap, the surface configured to contact at least one of the walls of the mechanism;
wherein the surface exerts a force against one of the walls in order to drive the lancet in a first direction. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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Specification