PUNCTURING SYSTEM AND TAPE CASSETTE
First Claim
1. Puncturing system havinga carrier tape (1) carrying a plurality of lancets (2),a first reel (3) on which the carrier tape (1) with unused lancets (2) is wound up,a second reel (4) for winding up carrier tape portions with used lancets (2),a reel drive (6) intended to rotate the second reel (4) and to thereby bring the lancets (2) carried by the carrier tape (1) successively into a position for use, and thereby to unwind the carrier tape (1) from the first reel (3) and to wind it up on the second reel (4),a puncturing drive (7) for accelerating lancets (2), that are in the position for use, for a puncturing action,characterized in that the carrier tape (1) is twisted between the first and the second reels (3, 4) only in one direction by at least one quarter turn, preferably by at least one half turn.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a puncturing system with a support tape (1) that supports a plurality of lancets (2), a first reel (3) onto which the support tape (1) with unused lancets (2) is wound, a second reel (4) on which portions of the support tape with used lancets (2) are to be wound, a winding mechanism which, by turning the second reel (4), brings the lancets (2) supported by the support tape (1) to a position of use one after another and thus unwinds the support tape (1) from the first reel (3) and winds it onto the second reel (4), a puncturing drive mechanism (7) with which lancets (2) located in the position of use are accelerated in order to puncture the skin. According to the invention, the support tape (1) between the first and second reels (3, 4) is twisted only in one direction of rotation by at least a quarter turn, preferably by at least a half turn.
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10 Claims
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1. Puncturing system having
a carrier tape (1) carrying a plurality of lancets (2), a first reel (3) on which the carrier tape (1) with unused lancets (2) is wound up, a second reel (4) for winding up carrier tape portions with used lancets (2), a reel drive (6) intended to rotate the second reel (4) and to thereby bring the lancets (2) carried by the carrier tape (1) successively into a position for use, and thereby to unwind the carrier tape (1) from the first reel (3) and to wind it up on the second reel (4), a puncturing drive (7) for accelerating lancets (2), that are in the position for use, for a puncturing action, characterized in that the carrier tape (1) is twisted between the first and the second reels (3, 4) only in one direction by at least one quarter turn, preferably by at least one half turn.
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7. Tape cassette for use in a puncturing device (30), comprising
a carrier tape (1) that carries a plurality of lancets (2), a first reel (3) on which the carrier tape (1) is wound up, and a second reel (4), where the carrier tape (1) can be unwound from the first reel (3) and can be wound up on the second reel (4) by rotation of the second reel (4), characterized in that the carrier tape (1) is twisted between the first and the second reels (3, 4) only in one direction by at least one quarter turn, preferably by at least one half turn.
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