Lancing system and tape cassette for a lancing device
First Claim
1. A lancing system, the lancing system comprising:
- a lancing elements carrier tape carrying a plurality of lancing elements;
a tape transport unit for moving the lancing elements consecutively into a usage position by transporting the lancing elements carrier tape;
a lancing drive for causing a lancing element located in the usage position to perform a lancing movement;
test elements for analyzing a body fluid sample obtained by a puncture; and
a test elements carrier tape, which carries the test elements, wherein the lancing elements carrier tape and the test elements carrier tape are located on top of one another in a face to face arrangement with tape sections that carry unused test elements or unused lancing elements and wherein unused lancing elements are positioned between the test elements carrier tape and the lancing elements carrier tape which are joined together along a chamber perimeter surrounding each unused lancing element whereby each unused lancet is fully enclosed in a chamber having one face formed by the test elements carrier tape and an opposing face formed by the lancing elements carrier tape wherein when a section of the lancing elements carrier tape is separated from a section of the test elements carrier tape the separated section of the lancing elements carrier tape carries only lancing elements and the separated section of the test elements carrier tape carries only test elements.
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Abstract
A lancing system comprising a lancing elements carrier tape carrying a plurality of lancing elements, a tape transport unit for moving the lancing elements consecutively into a usage position by transporting the lancing elements carrier tape, a lancing drive for causing a lancing element located in the usage position to perform a lancing movement, and test elements with detection reagents for analyzing a body fluid sample obtained by a puncture is presented. Additionally, a test elements carrier tape is provided, which carries the test elements. The lancing elements carrier tape and the test element carrier tape are located on top of one another with tape sections that carry unused test elements or unused lancing elements.
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17 Claims
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1. A lancing system, the lancing system comprising:
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a lancing elements carrier tape carrying a plurality of lancing elements; a tape transport unit for moving the lancing elements consecutively into a usage position by transporting the lancing elements carrier tape; a lancing drive for causing a lancing element located in the usage position to perform a lancing movement; test elements for analyzing a body fluid sample obtained by a puncture; and a test elements carrier tape, which carries the test elements, wherein the lancing elements carrier tape and the test elements carrier tape are located on top of one another in a face to face arrangement with tape sections that carry unused test elements or unused lancing elements and wherein unused lancing elements are positioned between the test elements carrier tape and the lancing elements carrier tape which are joined together along a chamber perimeter surrounding each unused lancing element whereby each unused lancet is fully enclosed in a chamber having one face formed by the test elements carrier tape and an opposing face formed by the lancing elements carrier tape wherein when a section of the lancing elements carrier tape is separated from a section of the test elements carrier tape the separated section of the lancing elements carrier tape carries only lancing elements and the separated section of the test elements carrier tape carries only test elements. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A tape cassette for a lancing device, the tape cassette comprising:
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a lancing elements carrier tape carrying a plurality of lancing elements; and a test elements carrier tape carrying a plurality of test elements, wherein the lancing elements carrier tape and the test elements carrier tape are located on top of one another in a face to face arrangement and wherein unused lancing elements are positioned between the test elements carrier tape and the lancing elements carrier tape which are joined together along a chamber perimeter surrounding each unused lancing element whereby each unused lancet is fully enclosed in a chamber having one face formed by the test elements carrier tape and an opposing face formed by the lancing elements carrier tape and wherein, after separation of a section of the lancing elements carrier tape from a section of the test elements carrier tape the separated section of the lancing elements carrier tape carries only lancing elements and the separated section of the test elements carrier tape carries only test elements.
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17. A lancing system, the lancing system comprising:
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a lancing elements carrier tape carrying a plurality of lancing elements; a tape transport unit for moving the lancing elements consecutively into a usage position by transporting the lancing elements carrier tape in a travel direction; a lancing drive for causing a lancing element located in the usage position to perform a lancing movement; test elements for analyzing a body fluid sample obtained by a puncture; a test elements carrier tape, which carries the test elements, wherein the lancing elements carrier tape and the test elements carrier tape are located on top of one another with tape sections that carry unused test elements or unused lancing elements; a tape guide disposed before the usage position in the travel direction and between the lancing elements carrier tape and the test elements carrier tape wherein the tape guide separates the test elements carrier tape from the lancing elements carrier tape and guides the test elements carrier tape and the lancing elements carrier tape on paths of different lengths from a point at which the test elements carrier tape is separated from the lancing elements carrier tape to a second point at which a sample is transferred from one of the lancing elements to one of the test elements; and wherein the test elements are located between the lancing elements, as viewed in a lengthwise direction of the tapes, prior to separating the test elements carrier tape from the lancing elements carrier tape.
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Specification