Puncturing system
First Claim
1. A puncturing system for obtaining a sample of body fluid, the system comprising:
- a magazine comprising a lancet carrier that has several lancets;
a puncturing device comprising;
a compartment for the magazine, anda puncturing drive for accelerating one of the lancets that is positioned in a puncturing position in a puncturing motion;
wherein the magazine further comprises a coupling facility with a receptacle defining a recess in which a portion of the lancet carrier is received, said receptacle being mobile with respect to a magazine housing;
wherein the lancets of the lancet carrier are configured to be moved relative to the receptacle;
wherein the receptacle is adapted to couple the puncturing drive to the lancet positioned in the puncturing position for transmitting a driving force generated by the puncturing drive during a puncture to the lancet positioned in the puncturing position; and
wherein the puncturing drive is configured to move the lancet along with the portion of the lancet carrier received in the recess by moving the receptacle in the puncturing motion during the puncture.
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Abstract
A puncturing system for obtaining a sample of body fluid comprises a magazine that comprises a lancet carrier that carries several lancets, a puncturing device comprising a compartment for the magazine, an incremental advancing mechanism for moving the lancets successively to a puncturing position, and a puncturing drive for accelerating one of the lancets that is positioned in the puncturing position in a puncturing motion. The magazine comprises a coupling facility with a receptacle for the lancet carrier. The receptacle is mobile with respect to a magazine housing The lancets that are carried by the lancet carrier can be moved relative to the receptacle by actuating the incremental advancing mechanism The receptacle is adapted to couple the puncturing drive to one of the lancets positioned in the puncturing position for transmitting a driving force generated by the puncturing drive during a puncture to the lancet positioned in the puncturing position.
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14 Claims
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1. A puncturing system for obtaining a sample of body fluid, the system comprising:
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a magazine comprising a lancet carrier that has several lancets; a puncturing device comprising; a compartment for the magazine, and a puncturing drive for accelerating one of the lancets that is positioned in a puncturing position in a puncturing motion; wherein the magazine further comprises a coupling facility with a receptacle defining a recess in which a portion of the lancet carrier is received, said receptacle being mobile with respect to a magazine housing; wherein the lancets of the lancet carrier are configured to be moved relative to the receptacle; wherein the receptacle is adapted to couple the puncturing drive to the lancet positioned in the puncturing position for transmitting a driving force generated by the puncturing drive during a puncture to the lancet positioned in the puncturing position; and wherein the puncturing drive is configured to move the lancet along with the portion of the lancet carrier received in the recess by moving the receptacle in the puncturing motion during the puncture. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A combination of a magazine and a puncturing device, the combination for obtaining a sample of body fluid, the combination comprising:
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the magazine comprising a lancet carrier that carries a plurality of lancets, wherein the magazine is adapted to be inserted into the puncturing device; the puncturing device comprising a puncturing drive for accelerating the lancets in a puncturing motion; the magazine further comprising a coupling facility for coupling the lancet carrier to the puncturing drive; the coupling facility comprising a receptacle defining a recess in which a portion of the lancet carrier is received, the receptacle being mobile with respect to a magazine housing, wherein the receptacle is adapted to couple the puncturing drive to one of the lancets positioned in a puncturing position for transmitting a driving force generated by the puncturing drive during a puncture to the lancet positioned in the puncturing position; and wherein the puncturing drive is configured to move the lancet along with the portion of the lancet carrier received in the recess by moving the receptacle in the puncturing motion during the puncture.
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14. A magazine for obtaining a sample of body fluid and for removable insertion into a puncturing device, the magazine comprising:
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a lancet carrier including several lancets; a coupling facility including a receptacle defining a recess in which a portion of the lancet carrier is received, the recess configured to position one of the lancets in a puncturing position; wherein the coupling facility is configured to accelerate the lancet positioned in the puncturing position for a puncture due to a force received from the puncturing device; and wherein the lancet along with the portion of the lancet carrier received in the recess are configured to move as the receptacle moves during the puncture.
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Specification