Blood lancet with hygienic tip protection
First Claim
1. Lancet containinga lancet needle with a tip;
- a lancet body which completely surrounds the lancet needle at least in the area of the tip, the tip being able to move relative to the lancet body and able to protrude from the lancet body and the lancet body consisting of an elastic material at least in the area of the tip of the lancet needle, characterized in that before its use, the tip of the lancet needle is embedded in the elastic material without a hollow space remaining, wherein the elastic material is a thermoplastic elastomer;
wherein the tip of the lancet needle has a first position in which the tip is embedded within the elastic material of the lancet body;
wherein the tip of the lancet needle has a second position in which the tip protrudes from the lancet body;
the tip of the lancet needle being moveable from the first position to the second position;
and a lancing device having a drive device engaging the lancet needle to move the tip of the lancet needle from the first position to the second position.
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Abstract
The invention concerns lancets with a lancet needle, the tip of the lancet needle being embedded in an elastic material. Furthermore the invention concerns lancets where the tip of the lancet needle is surrounded by a hollow body which partially consists of an elastic material that can be pierced by the tip of the lancet needle during the lancing process and which reseals the tip of the lancet needle in the hollow body when it is retracted. In addition the invention concerns a lancet magazine in which the lancets are accommodated in individual chambers, each chamber having an opening through which the tip of the lancet needle can pass, which is sealed by an elastic material. Finally the invention concerns the use of an elastic material as a component of a lancet or a lancet magazine to maintain the sterility of at least the tip of a lancet needle in the unused state and to hygienically protect at least the tip of a lancet needle in the used state.
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16 Claims
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1. Lancet containing
a lancet needle with a tip; -
a lancet body which completely surrounds the lancet needle at least in the area of the tip, the tip being able to move relative to the lancet body and able to protrude from the lancet body and the lancet body consisting of an elastic material at least in the area of the tip of the lancet needle, characterized in that before its use, the tip of the lancet needle is embedded in the elastic material without a hollow space remaining, wherein the elastic material is a thermoplastic elastomer; wherein the tip of the lancet needle has a first position in which the tip is embedded within the elastic material of the lancet body; wherein the tip of the lancet needle has a second position in which the tip protrudes from the lancet body; the tip of the lancet needle being moveable from the first position to the second position; and a lancing device having a drive device engaging the lancet needle to move the tip of the lancet needle from the first position to the second position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. Lancet, comprising:
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a lancet needle with a tip; and a lancet body which completely surrounds the lancet needle at least in the area of the tip, the tip being able to move relative to the lancet body and able to protrude from the lancet body and the lancet body including an elastic material at least in the area of the tip of the lancet needle, characterized in that before its use, the tip of the lancet needle is embedded in the elastic material without a hollow space remaining, wherein the elastic material is an injection moldable material. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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