Lancet magazine
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1. A lancet magazine, comprising:
- a plurality of lancets for generating a puncture wound for collection of a sample of a body fluid;
each lancet having a respective drive mechanism coupled thereto, each drive mechanism comprising at least one pretensioned drive element which releases mechanical energy to accelerate the respective coupled lancet for a puncturing movement when the drive mechanism is triggered; and
each drive mechanism comprising a monolithic drive arm which carries its respective lancet and which moves from a bent starting position to a stretched position during an advancing phase of a puncturing movement;
wherein each drive arm carries its respective lancet during a return phase which follows the advancing phase, each respective lancet being retracted during the return phase and each drive arm moving from the stretched position to a bent end position; and
wherein, in the bent end position, the drive arm is bent in a direction substantially opposite to the bending direction of the starting position.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a lancet magazine with a plurality of lancets for generating a puncture wound for collecting a sample of body fluid. According to the invention, the lancets in the lancet magazine are each coupled to a drive mechanism which, for each lancet, comprises at least one pretensioned drive element which, when the drive mechanism is triggered, releases mechanical energy to accelerate the lancet coupled thereto for a puncturing movement.
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13 Claims
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1. A lancet magazine, comprising:
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a plurality of lancets for generating a puncture wound for collection of a sample of a body fluid; each lancet having a respective drive mechanism coupled thereto, each drive mechanism comprising at least one pretensioned drive element which releases mechanical energy to accelerate the respective coupled lancet for a puncturing movement when the drive mechanism is triggered; and each drive mechanism comprising a monolithic drive arm which carries its respective lancet and which moves from a bent starting position to a stretched position during an advancing phase of a puncturing movement; wherein each drive arm carries its respective lancet during a return phase which follows the advancing phase, each respective lancet being retracted during the return phase and each drive arm moving from the stretched position to a bent end position; and wherein, in the bent end position, the drive arm is bent in a direction substantially opposite to the bending direction of the starting position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10)
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9. A puncturing system, comprising:
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a housing in which a plurality of lancets are arranged; each lancet having a respective drive mechanism coupled thereto, each drive mechanism comprising at least one pretensioned drive element which releases mechanical energy to accelerate the respective coupled lancet for a puncturing movement when the drive mechanism is triggered; and each drive mechanism comprising a monolithic drive arm which carries its respective lancet and which moves from a bent starting position to a stretched position during an advancing phase of a puncturing movement; wherein each drive arm carries its respective lancet during a return phase which follows the advancing phase, each respective lancet being retracted during the return phase and each drive arm moving from the stretched position to a bent end position; and wherein, in the bent end position, the drive arm is bent in a direction substantially opposite to the bending direction of the starting position.
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11. A lancet magazine, comprising:
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a plurality of lancets for generating a puncture wound for collection of a sample of a body fluid; each lancet having a respective drive mechanism coupled thereto, each drive mechanism comprising at least one pretensioned drive element which releases mechanical energy to accelerate the respective coupled lancet for a puncturing movement when the drive mechanism is triggered; each drive mechanism comprising a drive arm which carries its respective lancet and which moves from a bent starting position to a radially extended position during an advancing phase of a puncture movement in a radial puncturing direction; and a ring member, each of the plurality of drive arms extending radially outwardly from the ring member and wherein movement of the drive arms to the radially extended position moves a respective one of the lancets in the radial puncturing direction. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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