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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2004
Bruno Robert Thoes, Quierschied, DE;
Michael Schabbach, Weinheim, DE;
Hans Kintzig, Tiefenthal, DE;
Peter Ruschke, Budenheim, DE;
Hans Kuhr, Mannheim, DE;
Bruno Robert Thoes, Quierschied, DE;
Michael Schabbach, Weinheim, DE;
Hans Kintzig, Tiefenthal, DE;
Peter Ruschke, Budenheim, DE;
Hans Kuhr, Mannheim, DE;
Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Abstract
The present invention generally relates to a blood withdrawal system for withdrawing blood for diagnostic purposes. The blood withdrawal system includes housing with a lancet, which can be moved within the housing. The housing also includes a lancet drive with a drive spring and a cocking mechanism that includes an actuation element. The blood withdrawal system of the present invention also includes a lancet ejection mechanism that can be moved from an active position to remove the lancet to a passive position where such removal of the lancet is not possible.