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Lancet system

  • US 6,616,616 B2
  • Filed: 09/26/2001
  • Issued: 09/09/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/26/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A system for storing and providing lancets for collecting body fluids comprisingi) a plurality of longitudinal, essentially needle-shaped lancets, each lancet having a tip;

  • ii) a storage area to store the lancets laterally adjacent to each other;

    iii) a withdrawal area to guide at least the tip of one lancet out of the system during a lancing process;

    iv) a transport unit for transporting the lancets from the storage area into the withdrawal area, v) a drive unit including a drive element for moving a lancet in the withdrawal area from a resting position to a lancing position during the lancing process; and

    vi) a retraction device separate from the drive unit and the transport unit, the retraction device being located in the withdrawal area for interaction with each lancet when located in the withdrawal area for automatically moving the lancet after completion of the lancing process from the lancing position back into the resting position.

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