Abstract: The invention relates to a lancing device (1) for obtaining bodily fluid samples, comprising a base body (3), on one longitudinal-face end (6) of which a removable cap (12) is arranged which has a positioning face (8) with an outlet opening (7), a lancet magazine (4) for receiving at least one lancet (5), which is held replaceably in the base body (3), a drive device (14) for moving a lancet (5) arranged in the lancet magazine (4) back and forth in the direction of the longitudinal axis (2), said lancet being positioned therein in such a way that the tip thereof can exit the outlet opening (7) during the movement back and forth, wherein the lancet magazine (4) has a locking element (30) and the cap (12) has an unlocking element (31) formed to engage in the locking element (30).

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for applying a needle array (1) to biological tissue (2), comprising a needle array holder (6) carrying the needle array (1), a pre-tensioning geometry (3) and an actuating element (4), wherein the actuating element (4) is so configured that, during its actuation, in a first step it transfers the pre-tensioning geometry (3) into a pre-tensioning position on the biological tissue (2) while pre-tensioning the biological tissue, and in a second step it transfers the needle array (1) into an application position on the biological tissue (2), while in this respect the pre-tensioning geometry (3) is held in the pre-tensioning position by the actuating element (4).

Abstract: A device for receiving a hypodermic syringe comprises an outer housing which has at one end a supporting element with an opening for an injection cannula and which has on its inner surface fixing means for engaging in counter-fixing means which are arranged on the outer surface of an injection container, and a displacement element which has at its end opposite the supporting element an actuating element on which at least one means is arranged which, during displacement, tensions a spring element with the build-up of a restoring force and, if a hypodermic syringe is received in the device, disengages the fixing means from the counter-fixing means. The spring element is disposed such that the outer housing and the injection container are moved relative to one another by the restoring force to such an extent until the injection cannula is fully received in the outer housing.

Abstract: A lancing device comprising a lancet holder for holding an exchangeable lancet and comprising a drive means for driving the lancet holder. The drive means has two spring elements comprising a lancing spring element for accelerating the lancet holder in the lancing direction and a restoring spring element for accelerating the lancet holder counter to the lancing direction. The drive means has a carriage unit with a spring-tensioning carriage part and a lancing carriage part, and the spring-tensioning carriage part and the lancing carriage part are arranged to be displaceable in translation relative to one another and form a lancing spring element receiving region and a restoring spring element receiving region. The lancing spring element receiving region can be reduced by translational displacement of the spring-tensioning carriage part relative to the lancing carriage part, in order to pre-tension the lancing spring element within the lancing spring element receiving region.

Abstract: The invention relates to a pricking device (1) for taking a blood sample, comprising a movable holding device (10) for pricking means (5), a linear guide element (11) for guiding the movable holding device, means (12) for driving the movable holding device and a release device (31) for releasing the pricking movement (6) of the pricking means. When the release device has been manually actuated, the movable holding device can be moved in a translatory manner by the drive means. Said drive means comprise a curved path (20) in which the movable holding means is directly engaged, enabling the pricking device to have a particularly simple structure.

Abstract: The invention relates to a pricking device (1) for taking a blood sample, comprising a movable holding device (5) for pricking means (4), means (12) for driving the movable holding device and a release device (19) for releasing the pricking movement (13) of the pricking means. When the release device has been manually actuated, the movable holding device can be axially moved by a spring force of a drive spring (9) of the drive means (12), and a tensing device (22) for tensing the drive spring. Said tensing device comprises a tensing mechanism (23) comprising means (24) for axially stopping the movable holding device during the tensing of the drive spring and means (25) for working during the tensing of the drive spring enabling said pricking device to be comfortable to use even when being used several times.

Abstract: The invention relates to a glass syringe-side assembly element for providing an interface element between a glass syringe including on its front side a syringe cone part with a syringe needle and including on its rear side a flange part and a glass syringe operating means, where the assembly element can be arranged on the outer contour of the glass syringe, and where the assembly element can be secured to the assembly element relative to the syringe needle in front of the flange part on the glass syringe such that a reference point of the assembly element is always at a defined distance from the needle tip of the syringe needle.

Abstract: The invention relates to a lancing device (1) for collecting body fluid samples with a) a body (2), at the end (3) of which an endcap (4) is arranged, said endcap having a positioning surface (5) with an outlet opening (6), b) a socket (7) to receive at least one lancet (8), which is interchangeably clamped in the body (2), c) a clamping device (9) and a release mechanism (10), with which the lancet (8) is clamped inside the body (2) and the lancing procedure with the lancet (8) is initiated, the tip (8?) of said lancet emerging through the outlet opening (6) during the lancing procedure, d) an ejection device (12) to eject a used lancet (8), the endcap (4) being functionally coupled with the ejection device (12) in such a way that, when the ejection device (12) is actuated, said endcap is held pivotably on the body (2) so that it can swing out of the path of the lancet (8).

Abstract: The invention relates to a lancing device (1) for taking blood samples, comprising a housing (2), an axially displaceable lancet holder element (32) for holding a lancet (12), a lancing spring element for accelerating the axially displaceable lancet holder element (32) in a lancing direction (18), and a release element (13) for initiating a lancing procedure, in which the axially displaceable lancet holder element (32) is accelerated in a lancing direction (18) by means of the tensioned lancing spring element, wherein the lancing device (1) comprises a locking apparatus (20), which can be released by the release element (13), for locking a lancing spring element tensioning procedure.

Abstract: The invention relates to a piercing device for taking blood for medical analyses, comprising a base body, comprising at least one needle which is arranged therein and a tip which can be extended, comprising a needle holding element which encloses the needle at least in part and a drive unit for driving a movement of the needle together with the needle holding element with respect to the base body.

Abstract: The invention relates to a lancing device (1) for taking blood samples, comprising a housing (2), an axially displaceable lancet holder element (32) for holding a lancet (12), and a display apparatus (40) for displaying the respective operating states (41, 42) of the lancing device (1), the display apparatus (40) comprising a release element (13) for initiating a lancing procedure, in which the axially displaceable lancet holder element (32) is accelerated in a lancing direction (18), in which, when the lancing device (1) is in an operating state (41) ready for lancing, the release element (13) is arranged in a disengaged display position (43) projecting further outwards over the outer housing surface (15) than when the lancing device (1) is in a different operating state (42).

Abstract: The invention relates to a lancing device (1) for taking blood samples, comprising a housing (2), an axially displaceable lancet holder element (32) for holding a replaceable lancet (12), a drive unit (30) comprising at least a lancing spring element (31) for driving the axially displaceable lancet holder element (32) in a lancing direction (18), and a tensioning carriage part (26) which can be fixed in a tensioning position (36) for tensioning the lancing spring element (31), according to the invention the fixable tensioning carriage part (26) being temporarily axially fixed in this tensioning position (36) by means of a latching apparatus (35) which can be latched to the axially displaceable lancet holder element (32).

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for storing and supplying lancets for obtaining bodily fluids, the device comprising a lancet magazine having a lancet storage unit for a plurality of needle-shaped lancets and a drive unit for carrying out a piercing process of a lancet, and there being a retraction unit which moves the lancet back from the piercing position to the rest position thereof after the piercing process is carried out.

Abstract: The invention relates to a blood lancet apparatus (101, 201, 301, 401, 501) with a base member (103, 203, 303, 403, 503) for the arrangement of apparatus components. These comprise a lancet-receiving device for holding at least one lancet element, which is surrounded at least locally by the base member (103, 203, 303, 403, 503), and a cap (102, 202, 302, 402, 502, 602, 702, 802, 902, 1102, 1202, 1302, 1402, 1502, 1602) coupled to the base member (103, 203, 303, 403, 503) for the arrangement of a setting wheel (104, 204, 304, 404, 504, 604, 704, 804, 1004) on a portion (626, 726, 826) of the cap (102, 202, 302, 402, 502, 602, 702, 802, 902, 1102, 1202, 1302, 1402, 1502, 1602) which is cylindrical at least in part, in order to set a plurality of exit lengths (L1, L2, L3) of the lancet element out of the blood lancet apparatus (101, 201, 301, 401, 501).

Abstract: The invention relates to a blood lancet apparatus with a base member for the arrangement of a plurality of apparatus components. The base member comprises for example a lancet-receiving device for coupling the blood lancet apparatus to a lancet element, at least one spring element for acting upon the lancet-receiving device with spring force and an actuating element for initiating a movement of the lancet-receiving device. The coupling between the lancet-receiving device and the lancet element is capable of being altered by means of a fixing and/or dispensing device. According to the invention the lancet-receiving device is capable of being deformed by means of a movement of the fixing and/or dispensing device in the longitudinal direction of the lancet-receiving device and by means of an engagement of the fixing and/or dispensing device in at least one recess in the lancet-receiving device.

Abstract: A substrate for forming cultures of organic cells, comprising the following a spatial body, the cross section of the body comprises a plurality of at least first pores, wherein the pre size of a majority thereof is =1000 ?m, preferably 10-500 ?m, more preferably 10-200 ?m, most preferably 10-100 ?m t; the first pores are fluidically connected to each other: at least the first pores whose pore size is in the region of 500 ?m have a cell-growth promoting property and at least one part of the first pores arranged close to at least one free surface of the body are open towards the outer environment. Preferably, the substrate is an open-pored foam material body made of a synthetic material. The substrate enables spatial cell cultures to be formed.

Abstract: The invention relates to a blood lancet apparatus (101, 201, 301, 401, 501) with a base member (103, 203, 303, 403, 503) for the arrangement of apparatus components. These comprise a lancet-receiving device for holding at least one lancet element, which is surrounded at least locally by the base member (103, 203, 303, 403, 503), and a cap (102, 202, 302, 402, 502, 602, 702, 802, 902, 1102, 1202, 1302, 1402, 1502, 1602) coupled to the base member (103, 203, 303, 403, 503) for the arrangement of a setting wheel (104, 204, 304, 404, 504, 604, 704, 804, 1004) on a portion (626, 726, 826) of the cap (102, 202, 302, 402, 502, 602, 702, 802, 902, 1102, 1202, 1302, 1402, 1502, 1602) which is cylindrical at least in part, in order to set a plurality of exit lengths (L1, L2, L3) of the lancet element out of the blood lancet apparatus (101, 201, 301, 401, 501).