EP0164148A1
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Blood sampling unit
Assignee: MEDSCAN BV
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Filing: 1985-05-01
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2005-05-01
Abstract
Abstract A disposable blood-sampling unit comprising three main components: a holder (1; 14) for a disinfectant, a lancet (4; 25) and a test tube (3) or test strip (13; 23) which are joined by hinges (8; 17, 18). During storage and transport the components are mutually fixed by locking elements (27, 28) whereby the point of the lancet is protected by a cover (5, 14).
Inventors
- 👤 David William Hutcheson
- 👤 Engelbertus Jacobus Van Der Molen
- 👤 Pieter Jacob Oly
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 14:33
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B10/00; A61B5/00; A61B5/15; A61B5/151; A61B5/15142; A61B5/150007; A61B5/150015; A61B5/150022; A61B5/150206; A61B5/150305; A61B5/150343; A61B5/150351; A61B5/150358; A61B5/150374; A61B5/150381; A61B5/150412; A61B5/150503; A61B5/150534; A61B5/150694; A61B5/150717; A61B5/15101; A61B5/15103; A61B5/15105
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
82 words
BLood sampling unit provided with a Lancet for making a prick for blood and means for taking up blood, characterised in that the unit is a disposable unit which is further provided with a holder (1; 20) for a disinfectant and includes at least two main components (1, 5, 2, 3; 1, 5, 12; 14, 15, 16), which in the storage and transport position are placed on top of each other in such a manner that the lancet (4, 25) is enclosed.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
82 words
BLood sampling unit provided with a Lancet for making a prick for blood and means for taking up blood, characterised in that the unit is a disposable unit which is further provided with a holder (1; 20) for a disinfectant and includes at least two main components (1, 5, 2, 3; 1, 5, 12; 14, 15, 16), which in the storage and transport position are placed on top of each other in such a manner that the lancet (4, 25) is enclosed.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
BLood sampling unit according to claim 1, characterised in that the lancet (25) mounted on a main componont (16) projects through a hole (30) in another main component (15), in the enclosed state.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
Blood sampling unit according to claim 1 or 2, characterised in that the main components are joined by hinges (8; 17, 18).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
Blood sampling unit according to one of the foregoing claims, characterised in that the main components consist of plastic blocks (14, 15, 16).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
100 words
Blood sampling unit according to claim 4, characterised in that the throw-away unit comprises three plastic blocks (14, 15, 16) which are joined together by narrow hinge strips (17, 18), that the centre block (15) has a blood take-up element (23) in the form of a test strip and an opening (21) for allowing the lancet (25) through, which Lancet is mounted on one (16) of the other blocks in such a position that, when the blocks (15, 16) hinge on each other, the tancet is pushed fully through the opening until its sharp end projects in the working position.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
34 words
Blood sempling unit according to claim 5, characterised in that the two hinge strips (17, 18) are joined to the centre block (15) at surfaces of the latter which are positioned opposite each other.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
37 words
BLood sampling unit according to claim 5 or 6, characterised in that the block (14) in which the holder (20) for the disinfectant is kept and the centre block (15) are covered by a common foil (29).
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
47 words
Blood sampling unit according to one of the foregoing claims, characterised by a resistance (30) which must be overcome by the lancet (25) or the block (16) on which the lancet is mounted, to allow the lancet to reach the operative final position with a certain speed.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
63 words
Blood sampling unit according to claim 8, characterised in that the block (16) provided with the lancet (25) has one or more projecting parts (28), by means of which that block can be pushed back into the position in which the lancet (25) or the block (16) must overcome the resistance mentioned in order to be able to reach the operative final position.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
88 words
Blood sampling unit sccording to one of claims 5, 6 or 7, characterised in that the lancet (25) is joined to a leaf spring (31) which is held in the tensioned state as a result of the fact that a part (32) of the lancet or spring is held back behind a stop of a block, which stop belongs to a part (33) which can be tilted by exerting force into a position in which the lancet is driven rapidly into the operative position by the leaf spring.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
51 words
BLood sampling unit according to one of claims 5 - 10, characterised in that in the storage and transport position in which it is folded up, the small test strip (23) on the centre block (15) is covered by a means of absorption (19) on one of the other blocks (14).
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