KINKED LANCET
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1. A device for obtaining body fluid, comprising:
- a substantially planar carrier tape;
at least one lancet arranged substantially horizontally on the carrier tape, the lancet comprising a lancet body and a tip; and
the lancet comprising a bending region, wherein a force applied to the lancet bends the lancet in the bending region and reorients the tip relative to a longitudinal axis of the lancet body.
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Abstract
A device for obtaining body fluid is described which has at least one lancet comprising a lancet body and a tip. The lancet has at least one structure with an altered stiffness which can also be referred to as a bending region. This structure preferably has a lower or reduced stiffness than the remaining lancet body such that the lancet can be bent in this region when a force acts thereon. In this process, the orientation of the tip is changed relative to the remaining lancet body. This change in orientation is preferably out of the lancet body plane.
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1. A device for obtaining body fluid, comprising:
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a substantially planar carrier tape; at least one lancet arranged substantially horizontally on the carrier tape, the lancet comprising a lancet body and a tip; and the lancet comprising a bending region, wherein a force applied to the lancet bends the lancet in the bending region and reorients the tip relative to a longitudinal axis of the lancet body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for obtaining body fluid, comprising:
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a substantially planar carrier tape; at least one lancet arranged substantially horizontally on the carrier tape, the lancet comprising a lancet body and a tip; and a bending element operable to exert a force on the lancet, the force changing the orientation of the tip relative to the lancet body. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A device for obtaining body fluid, comprising:
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a lancet having a tip and a lancet body; and the lancet comprising a bending region, wherein a force applied to the lancet bends the lancet in the bending region and reorients the tip relative to a longitudinal axis of the lancet body. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A method of withdrawing body fluid from a body part using a bendable lancet having a lancet body and a tip, the lancet being supplied in a substantially horizontal arrangement on a substantially planar carrier, the method comprising:
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applying a force to the lancet, wherein the lancet bends in a bending region thereof and the tip is reoriented to project away from the carrier; and puncturing the body part with the tip. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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