Patent ID: 9381336
Filing Date: 2016-07-05
CPC Classification: A61M

Claim Text:
1. A device for repeated piercing of skin, having: a housing having a distal housing opening; a drive device which is accommodated in the housing and configured to provide power; a coupling mechanism which is accommodated in the housing; a piercing device which couples to the drive device via the coupling mechanism in a manner such that the power for a repetitive piercing movement is coupled to the piercing device by means of the coupling mechanism; wherein the piercing device has a base having a distal working head formed thereon over which a plurality of separated piercing elements are distributed, and a tiltable mount, wherein the base with the distal working head formed thereon is tiltably mounted with respect to the housing by the tiltable mount, wherein the base with the distal working head is tiltable with respect to the housing including while the distal working head is arranged inside the housing behind the distal housing opening.