Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.

Roche Diabetes Care, Inc.

F. Hoffmann-la Roche Ag

Lindley Herpichboehm

Michael Keil

Frank Deck

Ahmet Konya

Thomas Z Harkin

Sebastian Liedtke

Susanne Gentsch

Tiina Lappi

Joanna Coleman

Wolfgang Baeuml

A puncturing device includes a band-shaped lancet carrier carrying a plurality of lancets, a transport mechanism for positioning the lancets sequentially in a launch position by moving the band-shaped lancet carrier, a lancet drive for a puncturing movement, the lancet drive comprising an energy storage, a trigger element, and a housing which includes at least two housing parts and encloses the band-shaped lancet carrier and the lancet drive, the housing having an opening against which a body part is pressed for puncturing, wherein the transport mechanism includes at least one part arranged in a fixed position with respect to the housing. The puncturing device is adapted for disposable use in that the housing parts were are irreversibly connected upon enclosing the band-shaped lancet carrier, thereby sealing the band-shaped lancet carrier irremovably in the housing. A reusable handling device can also be used with the puncturing device.

Disposable puncturing device and reusable handling device for a puncturing device

Lancing device

Growing community of inventors

Mannheim, Germany

Lindley Herpichboehm