Abstract: Disclosed is a process for manufacturing packaged lancets. The steps of the process include providing a tape comprising a plurality of lancets comprising a lancet tip and a lancet body, enveloping at least the lancet tip with at least one foil, whereby the at least one foil forms a first and a second portion that overlap at least partly, and sealing the at least one foil with a laser beam at least at the edges of the first and second portion of the overlapping foil.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 18, 2010
Date of Patent:
August 7, 2012
Assignee:
Roche Diagonostics Operations, Inc.
Inventors:
Josef Roeper, Werner Finke, Herbert Harttig, Bernd Hiller, Hans List