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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2009
Ahmet Konya, Waldsee, DE;
Klaus Schoettle, Willstatt, DE;
Karl-peter Ebert, Fraenkisch-Crumbach, DE;
Ahmet Konya, Waldsee, DE;
Klaus Schoettle, Willstatt, DE;
Karl-Peter Ebert, Fraenkisch-Crumbach, DE;
Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Abstract
The invention relates to a lancing system having a lancet carrier tape () supporting a plurality of lancets (), a transport means () serving to move the lancet carrier tape () in a feed or transport direction along a transport path and to thereby move lancets () of the lancet carrier tape () one after the other to a puncturing position, and a lancing drive () for causing a lancet () that occupies a puncturing position to perform a puncturing movement. It is provided according to the invention that during a puncturing movement the lancing drive () moves a lancet (), that has been brought to a puncturing position, in the puncturing direction together with a portion of the lancet carrier tape () on which that lancet () is supported and that once a lancet () has been moved to the puncturing position at least one element of the transport means (), arranged behind the puncturing position in the transport direction, performs a movement before or during the puncturing movement of that lancet ().